2 Kings 10:7
And when the letter arrived, they took the sons of the king and slaughtered all seventy of them. They put their heads in baskets and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel.
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ASV
And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons, and slew them, even seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them unto him to Jezreel.
KJV
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.
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֗י | vay.Hi | and it was | H1961 → |
| כְּבֹ֤א | ke.Vo' | when came | H935 → |
| הַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ | ha.Se.fer | the letter | H5612 → |
| אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם | 'a.lei.Hem | to them | H413 → |
| וַיִּקְחוּ֙ | vai.yik.Chu | and they took | H3947 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| בְּנֵ֣י | be.Nei | [the] sons of | H1121 → |
| הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּ | vai.yish.cha.Tu | and they slaughtered | H7819 → |
| שִׁבְעִ֣ים | shiv.'Im | seventy | H7657 → |
| אִ֑ישׁ | 'Ish | man | H376 → |
| וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּ | vai.ya.Si.mu | and they put | H7760 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| רָֽאשֵׁיהֶם֙ | ra.shei.Hem | heads their | H7218 → |
| בַּדּוּדִ֔ים | ba.du.Dim | in <the> baskets | H1731 → |
| וַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּ | vai.yish.le.Chu | and they sent [them] | H7971 → |
| אֵלָ֖יו | 'e.Lav | to him | H413 → |
| יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃ | yiz.re.'E.lah | Jezreel towards | H3157 → |
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