2 Kings
2 Kings 9:7
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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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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.