2 Kings

2 Kings 9:6–7

⁶So Jehu got up and went into the house, where the young prophet poured the oil on his head and declared, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anoint you king over the LORD’s people Israel. ⁷And you are to strike down the house of your master Ahab, so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the servants of the LORD shed by the hand of Jezebel.

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2 Kings 9:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Jehu got up	וַיָּ֙קָם֙	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
and went	וַיָּבֹ֣א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into the house	הַבַּ֔יְתָה	hab·bay·ṯāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H1004 house
where the young prophet poured	וַיִּצֹ֥ק	way·yi·ṣōq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3332 pour, cast, flow
the oil	הַשֶּׁ֖מֶן	haš·še·men	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil
on	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his head	רֹאשׁ֑וֹ	rō·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
and declared	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
This is what	כֹּֽה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
says	אָמַ֤ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I anoint you	מְשַׁחְתִּ֧יךָֽ	mə·šaḥ·tî·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H4886 smear, anoint
king	לְמֶ֛לֶךְ	lə·me·leḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
over	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD’s	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
people	עַ֥ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5971 people
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

2 Kings 9:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And you are to strike down	וְהִ֨כִּיתָ֔ה	wə·hik·kî·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H5221 smite
the house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of your master	אֲדֹנֶ֑יךָ	’ă·ḏō·ne·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H113 lord
Ahab	אַחְאָ֖ב	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
so that I may avenge	וְנִקַּמְתִּ֞י	wə·niq·qam·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5358 avenge, take vengeance
the blood	דְּמֵ֣י׀	də·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1818 blood
of My servants	עֲבָדַ֣י	‘ă·ḇā·ḏay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H5650 slave, servant
the prophets	הַנְּבִיאִ֗ים	han·nə·ḇî·’îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
and the blood	וּדְמֵ֛י	ū·ḏə·mê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1818 blood
of all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the servants	עַבְדֵ֥י	‘aḇ·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5650 slave, servant
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
by the hand	מִיַּ֥ד	mî·yaḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of Jezebel	אִיזָֽבֶל׃	’î·zā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H348 Izebel

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2 Kings 9:6 1 Kings 19:16 · 2 Kings 9:3 · 2 Chronicles 22:7

2 Kings 9:7 1 Kings 21:15 · Deuteronomy 32:43 · 1 Kings 18:4 · Deuteronomy 32:35 · 1 Kings 21:21 · 2 Kings 9:32–37 · 1 Kings 21:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.