2 Kings 10:4

But they were terrified and reasoned, “If two kings could not stand against him, how can we?”
2 Kings 10:4
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּֽרְאוּ֙ מְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֔ד וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ הִנֵּה֙ שְׁנֵ֣י הַמְּלָכִ֔ים לֹ֥א עָמְד֖וּ לְפָנָ֑יו וְאֵ֖יךְ נַעֲמֹ֥ד אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃

  1. וַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'U“and they were afraid”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָרֵא · “frightening(DANGER)” · Strong's H3372G
  2. מְאֹ֣דme.'Od“very”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְאֹד · “much” · Strong's H3966
  3. מְאֹ֔דme.'Od“very”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְאֹד · “much” · Strong's H3966
  4. וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.Ru“and they said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  5. הִנֵּה֙hi.Neh“there!”
    Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  6. שְׁנֵ֣יshe.Nei“[the] two”
    Noun, both genders, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  7. הַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.Khim“the kings”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  8. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  9. עָמְד֖וּ'a.me.Du“they stood”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
  10. לְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.Nav“<to> before him”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  11. וְאֵ֖יךְve.'Eikh“and how?”
    Conjunction + Particle, interrogative · from אֵיךְ · “how?” · Strong's H0349A
  12. נַעֲמֹ֥דna.'a.Mod“will we stand”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
  13. אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃'a.Na.che.nu“we”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֲנַ֫חְנוּ · “we” · Strong's H0587
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)