But they were terrified and reasoned, “If two kings could not stand against him, how can we?”2 Kings 10:4
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיִּֽרְאוּ֙ מְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֔ד וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ הִנֵּה֙ שְׁנֵ֣י הַמְּלָכִ֔ים לֹ֥א עָמְד֖וּ לְפָנָ֑יו וְאֵ֖יךְ נַעֲמֹ֥ד אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃
- וַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'U“and they were afraid”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָרֵא · “frightening(DANGER)” · Strong's H3372G
- מְאֹ֣דme.'Od“very”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְאֹד · “much” · Strong's H3966
- מְאֹ֔דme.'Od“very”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְאֹד · “much” · Strong's H3966
- וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.Ru“and they said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- הִנֵּה֙hi.Neh“there!”Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
- שְׁנֵ֣יshe.Nei“[the] two”Noun, both genders, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
- הַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.Khim“the kings”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- לֹ֥אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- עָמְד֖וּ'a.me.Du“they stood”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
- לְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.Nav“<to> before him”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- וְאֵ֖יךְve.'Eikh“and how?”Conjunction + Particle, interrogative · from אֵיךְ · “how?” · Strong's H0349A
- נַעֲמֹ֥דna.'a.Mod“will we stand”Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
- 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)