2 Kings 10:5
So the palace administrator, the overseer of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu: “We are your servants, and we will do whatever you say. We will not make anyone king. Do whatever is good in your sight.”
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ASV
And he that was over the household, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and they that brought up the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any man king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.
KJV
And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.
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25 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח | vai.yish.Lach | and he sent | H7971 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | [the one] who | H834 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | [was] over | H5921 → |
| הַבַּ֣יִת | ha.Ba.yit | the house | H1004 → |
| וַאֲשֶׁ֪ר | va.'a.Sher | and [the one] who | H834 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | [was] over | H5921 → |
| הָעִ֟יר | ha.'Ir | the city | H5892 → |
| וְהַזְּקֵנִים֩ | ve.ha.ze.ke.Nim | and the elders | H2205 → |
| וְהָאֹמְנִ֨ים | ve.ha.'o.me.Nim | and the guardians | H539 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| יֵה֤וּא׀ | ye.Hu' | Jehu | H3058 → |
| לֵאמֹר֙ | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ | 'a.va.Dei.kha | [are] servants your | H5650 → |
| אֲנַ֔חְנוּ | 'a.Nach.nu | we | H587 → |
| וְכֹ֛ל | ve.Khol | and all | H3605 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | that | H834 → |
| תֹּאמַ֥ר | to.Mar | you will say | H559 → |
| אֵלֵ֖ינוּ | 'e.Lei.nu | to us | H413 → |
| נַעֲשֶׂ֑ה | na.'a.Seh | we will do | H6213 → |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| נַמְלִ֣יךְ | nam.Likh | we will make king | H4427 → |
| אִ֔ישׁ | 'Ish | anyone | H376 → |
| הַטּ֥וֹב | ha.Tov | the good | H2896 → |
| בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ | be.'ei.Nei.kha | in view your | H5869 → |
| עֲשֵֽׂה׃ | 'a.Seh | do | H6213 → |
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