2 Kings

2 Kings 9:20

²⁰Again the watchman reported, “He reached them, but he is not coming back. And the charioteer is driving like Jehu son of Nimshi^d— he is driving like a madman!”

Footnotes

d 9:20 Or grandson of Nimshi; see verse 14.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Again the watchman	הַצֹּפֶה֙	haṣ·ṣō·p̄eh	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch
reported	וַיַּגֵּ֤ד	way·yag·gêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
He reached	בָּ֥א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
them	אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
but he is not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
coming back	שָׁ֑ב	šāḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
And the charioteer	וְהַמִּנְהָ֗ג	wə·ham·min·hāḡ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4491 driving, charioteering
is driving like	כְּמִנְהַג֙	kə·min·haḡ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4491 driving, charioteering
Jehu	יֵה֣וּא	yê·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3058 Jehu
son	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Nimshi	נִמְשִׁ֔י	nim·šî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5250 Nimshi
he is driving	יִנְהָֽג׃	yin·hāḡ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5090 drive, conduct
like a madman	בְשִׁגָּע֖וֹן	ḇə·šig·gā·‘ō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H7697 madness

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2 Samuel 18:27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.