2 Kings 10:6
Then Jehu wrote them a second letter and said: “If you are on my side, and if you will obey me, then bring the heads of your master’s sons to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow.” Now the sons of the king, seventy in all, were being brought up by the leading men of the city.
BSB
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ASV
Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be on my side, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master’s sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to-morrow this time. Now the king’s sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who brought them up.
KJV
Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master’s sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king’s sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up.
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31 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב | vai.yikh.To | and he wrote | H3789 → |
| אֲלֵיהֶם֩ | 'a.lei.Hem | to them | H413 → |
| סֵ֨פֶר׀ | Se.fer | a letter | H5612 → |
| שֵׁנִ֜ית | she.Nit | second | H8145 → |
| לֵאמֹ֗ר | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| אִם־ | 'im- | if | H518 → |
| לִ֨י | li | [belong] to me | |
| אַתֶּ֜ם | 'a.Tem | you | H859 → |
| וּלְקֹלִ֣י׀ | u.le.ko.Li | and to voice my | H6963 → |
| אַתֶּ֣ם | 'a.Tem | you | H859 → |
| שֹׁמְעִ֗ים | sho.me.'Im | [are] listening | H8085 → |
| קְחוּ֙ | ke.Chu | take | H3947 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| רָאשֵׁי֙ | ra.Shei | [the] heads of | H7218 → |
| אַנְשֵׁ֣י | 'an.Shei | [the] men of | H582 → |
| בְנֵֽי־ | ve.nei- | [the] sons of | H1121 → |
| אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם | 'a.do.nei.Khem | master<s> your | H113 → |
| וּבֹ֧אוּ | u.Vo.'u | and come | H935 → |
| אֵלַ֛י | 'e.Lai | to me | H413 → |
| כָּעֵ֥ת | ka.'Et | about <the> this time | H6256 → |
| מָחָ֖ר | ma.Char | tomorrow | H4279 → |
| יִזְרְעֶ֑אלָה | yiz.re.'E.lah | Jezreel towards | H3157 → |
| וּבְנֵ֤י | u.ve.Nei | and [the] sons of | H1121 → |
| הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| שִׁבְעִ֣ים | shiv.'Im | seventy | H7657 → |
| אִ֔ישׁ | 'Ish | man | H376 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | [were] with | H854 → |
| גְּדֹלֵ֥י | ge.do.Lei | [the] great [people] of | H1419 → |
| הָעִ֖יר | ha.'Ir | the city | H5892 → |
| מְגַדְּלִ֥ים | me.ga.de.Lim | [who] were bringing up | H1431 → |
| אוֹתָֽם׃ | 'o.Tam | <obj.> them | H853 → |
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