When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, “Why have you returned?”2 Kings 1:5
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּ הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים אֵלָ֑יו וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מַה־זֶּ֥ה שַׁבְתֶּֽם׃
- וַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vu“and they returned”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
- הַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.Khim“the messengers”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַלְאָךְ · “messenger” · Strong's H4397G
- אֵלָ֑יו'e.Lav“to him”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hem“to them”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- מַה־mah-“why?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- זֶּ֥הzeh“this”Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
- שַׁבְתֶּֽם׃shav.Tem“have you returned”Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)