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And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel. (KJV)
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וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:7 word 1
כְּבֹ֤אke.Vo'when came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:7 word 2
הַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ha.Se.ferthe letter
Lemma: סֵ֫פֶר (se.pher) · Strong's: H5612A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: scroll: document
Used 52 times. Also: Deuteronomy 24:1, Deuteronomy 24:3, 2 Samuel 11:14, 2 Samuel 11:15, 1 Kings 21:8, 1 Kings 21:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5612A; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:7 word 3
אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.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 10:7 word 4
וַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.Chuand they took
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:7 word 5
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 10:7 word 6
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] sons of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:7 word 7
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:7 word 8
וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvai.yish.cha.Tuand they slaughtered
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 10:7 word 9
שִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'Imseventy
Lemma: שִׁבְעִים (shiv.im) · Strong's: H7657
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: seventy
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:12, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 11:26, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 25:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7657; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:7 word 10
אִ֑ישׁ'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 10:7 word 11
וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muand they put
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to set: put
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:7 word 12
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 10:7 word 13
רָֽאשֵׁיהֶם֙ra.shei.Hemheads their
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: head
Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:7 word 14
בַּדּוּדִ֔יםba.du.Dimin <the> baskets
Lemma: דּוּד (dud) · Strong's: H1731
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: pot
Used 8 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:14, 2 Chronicles 35:13, Job 41:20, Psalms 81:6, Jeremiah 24:1, Jeremiah 24:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1731; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:7 word 15
וַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּvai.yish.le.Chuand they sent [them]
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:7 word 16
אֵלָ֖יו'e.Lavto him
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 10:7 word 17
יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה\׃yiz.re.'E.lahJezreel towards
Lemma: יִזְרְעֶאל (yiz.re.el) · Strong's: H3157H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jezreel
Used 25 times. Also: Joshua 19:18, 2 Samuel 2:9, 1 Kings 4:12, 1 Kings 18:45, 1 Kings 18:46, 1 Kings 21:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3157H; TAHOT 2 Kings 10:7 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| when the letter | → | סֵ֫פֶר H5612A scroll: document |
| arrived | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| they took | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| the sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| and slaughtered | → | שָׁחַט H7819A to slaughter |
| all seventy | → | שִׁבְעִים H7657 seventy |
| of them | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| They put | → | שׂוּם H7760H to set: put |
| their heads | → | רֹאשׁ H7218A head |
| in baskets | → | דּוּד H1731 pot |
| and sent them | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| to Jehu | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| at Jezreel | → | יִזְרְעֶאל H3157H Jezreel |
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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