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And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much. (KJV)
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וַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.Botzand he gathered
Lemma: קָבַץ (qa.vats) · Strong's: H6908
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to gather
Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 41:35, Genesis 41:48, Genesis 49:2, Deuteronomy 13:16, Deuteronomy 30:3, Deuteronomy 30:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6908; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:18 word 1
יֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'Jehu
Lemma: יֵהוּא (ye.hu) · Strong's: H3058H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jehu
Used 49 times. Also: 1 Kings 19:16, 1 Kings 19:17, 2 Kings 9:2, 2 Kings 9:5, 2 Kings 9:11, 2 Kings 9:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3058H; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:18 word 2
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:18 word 3
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:18 word 4
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:18 word 5
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.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 10:18 word 6
אֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.Hemto them
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 10:18 word 7
אַחְאָ֕ב'ach.'AvAhab
Lemma: אַחְאָב (ach.av) · Strong's: H0256G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ahab
Used 91 times. Also: 1 Kings 16:28, 1 Kings 16:29, 1 Kings 16:30, 1 Kings 16:33, 1 Kings 17:1, 1 Kings 18:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0256G; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:18 word 8
עָבַ֥ד'a.Vadhe served
Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to serve: minister
Used 157 times. Also: Exodus 3:12, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 7:16, Exodus 8:1, Exodus 8:20, Exodus 9:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5647H; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:18 word 9
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:18 word 10
הַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'al<the> Baal
Lemma: בַּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1168A
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Baal
Used 76 times. Also: Judges 2:11, Judges 2:13, Judges 3:7, Judges 6:25, Judges 6:28, Judges 6:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1168A; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:18 word 11
מְעָ֑טme.'Ata little
Lemma: מְעַט (me.at) · Strong's: H4592
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: little
Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4592; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:18 word 12
יֵה֖וּאye.Hu'Jehu
Lemma: יֵהוּא (ye.hu) · Strong's: H3058H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jehu
Used 49 times. Also: 1 Kings 19:16, 1 Kings 19:17, 2 Kings 9:2, 2 Kings 9:5, 2 Kings 9:11, 2 Kings 9:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3058H; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:18 word 13
יַעַבְדֶ֥נּוּya.'av.De.nuhe will serve him
Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to serve: minister
Used 157 times. Also: Exodus 3:12, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 7:16, Exodus 8:1, Exodus 8:20, Exodus 9:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5647H; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:18 word 14
הַרְבֵּֽה\׃har.Behmuch
Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)
Meaning: to multiply
Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:18 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then Jehu | → | יֵהוּא H3058H Jehu |
| brought all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| together | → | קָבַץ H6908 to gather |
| and said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Ahab | → | אַחְאָב H0256G Ahab |
| served | → | עָבַד H5647H to serve: minister |
| Baal | → | בַּעַל H1168A Baal |
| a little | → | מְעַט H4592 little |
| but Jehu | → | יֵהוּא H3058H Jehu |
| will serve him | → | עָבַד H5647H to serve: minister |
| a lot | → | רָבָה H7235A to multiply |
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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