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And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:14 word 1
תִּפְשׂ֣וּםtif.Sumseize them
Lemma: תָּפַשׂ (ta.pha.s) · Strong's: H8610
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to capture
Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 4:21, Genesis 39:12, Numbers 5:13, Numbers 31:27, Deuteronomy 9:17, Deuteronomy 20:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8610; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:14 word 2
חַיִּ֔יםchai.Yimalive
Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: alive
Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:14 word 3
וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֖וּםvai.yit.pe.Sumand they seized them
Lemma: תָּפַשׂ (ta.pha.s) · Strong's: H8610
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to capture
Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 4:21, Genesis 39:12, Numbers 5:13, Numbers 31:27, Deuteronomy 9:17, Deuteronomy 20:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8610; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:14 word 4
חַיִּ֑יםchai.Yimalive
Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: alive
Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:14 word 5
וַֽיִּשְׁחָט֞וּםvai.yish.cha.Tumand they slaughtered them
Lemma: שָׁחַט (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7819A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to slaughter
Used 79 times. Also: Genesis 22:10, Genesis 37:31, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 29:11, Exodus 29:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7819A; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:14 word 6
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:14 word 7
בּ֣וֹרBor[the] pit of
Lemma: בּוֹר (bor) · Strong's: H0953A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: pit
Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 37:24, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 40:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0953A; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:14 word 8
בֵּֽית\־beit-Beth
Lemma: בֵּית־עֵ֫קֶד (bet e.qed) · Strong's: H1044
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Beth-eked
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Kings 10:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1044; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:14 word 9
עֵ֗קֶד'E.kedEked
Lemma: בֵּית־עֵ֫קֶד (bet e.qed) · Strong's: H1044
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Beth-eked
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Kings 10:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1044; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:14 word 10
אַרְבָּעִ֤ים'ar.ba.'Imforty
Lemma: אַרְבָּעִים (ar.ba.im) · Strong's: H0705
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: forty
Used 135 times. Also: Genesis 5:13, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 18:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0705; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:14 word 11
וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimand two
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Absolute (HNcbda)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:14 word 12
אִ֔ישׁ'Ishman
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:14 word 13
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:14 word 14
הִשְׁאִ֥ירhish.'Irhe spared
Lemma: שָׁאַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H7604
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to remain
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 32:8, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 47:18, Exodus 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7604; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:14 word 15
אִ֖ישׁ'ishanyone
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:14 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then Jehu ordered | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Take them | → | תָּפַשׂ H8610 to capture |
| alive | → | חַי H2416A alive |
| So [his men] took them | → | תָּפַשׂ H8610 to capture |
| alive | → | חַי H2416A alive |
| then slaughtered them | → | שָׁחַט H7819A to slaughter |
| at | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the well | → | בּוֹר H0953A pit |
| of Beth-eked | → | בֵּית־עֵ֫קֶד H1044 Beth-eked |
| forty-two | → | אַרְבָּעִים H0705 forty |
| . . . | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| men | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| He | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| spared | → | שָׁאַר H7604 to remain |
| none | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| of them | → |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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