select the best and most worthy son of your master, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.”2 Kings 10:3
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וּרְאִיתֶ֞ם הַטּ֤וֹב וְהַיָּשָׁר֙ מִבְּנֵ֣י אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם וְשַׂמְתֶּ֖ם עַל־כִּסֵּ֣א אָבִ֑יו וְהִֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ עַל־בֵּ֥ית אֲדֹנֵיכֶֽם׃
- וּרְאִיתֶ֞םu.re.'i.Tem“and you will see”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from רָאָה · “select” · Strong's H7200J
- הַטּ֤וֹבha.Tov“the good”Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
- וְהַיָּשָׁר֙ve.hai.ya.Shar“and the right”Conjunction + Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָשָׁר · “upright” · Strong's H3477G
- מִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.Nei“of [the] sons of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.Khem“master<s> your”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
- וְשַׂמְתֶּ֖םve.sam.Tem“and you will set [him]”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שׂוּם · “make” · Strong's H7760A
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- כִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'“[the] throne of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כִּסֵּא · “throne” · Strong's H3678G
- אָבִ֑יו'a.Viv“father his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- וְהִֽלָּחֲמ֖וּve.hi.la.cha.Mu“and fight”Conjunction + Verb, niphal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from לָחַם · “to fight” · Strong's H3898A
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- בֵּ֥יתbeit“[the] house of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
- אֲדֹנֵיכֶֽם׃'a.do.nei.Khem“master<s> your”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)