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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.
2 Kings 10:7
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְהִ֗י כְּבֹ֤א הַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּקְחוּ֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּ שִׁבְעִ֣ים אִ֑ישׁ וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּ אֶת־רָֽאשֵׁיהֶם֙ בַּדּוּדִ֔ים וַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּ אֵלָ֖יו יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃

  1. וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. כְּבֹ֤אke.Vo'“when came”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  3. הַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ha.Se.fer“the letter”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from סֵ֫פֶר · “document” · Strong's H5612A
  4. אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.Hem“to them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  5. וַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.Chu“and they took”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] sons of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  8. הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  9. וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvai.yish.cha.Tu“and they slaughtered”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁחַט · “to slaughter” · Strong's H7819A
  10. שִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'Im“seventy”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שִׁבְעִים · “seventy” · Strong's H7657
  11. אִ֑ישׁ'Ish“man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  12. וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.mu“and they put”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שׂוּם · “put” · Strong's H7760H
  13. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  14. רָֽאשֵׁיהֶם֙ra.shei.Hem“heads their”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
  15. בַּדּוּדִ֔יםba.du.Dim“in <the> baskets”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from דּוּד · “pot” · Strong's H1731
  16. וַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּvai.yish.le.Chu“and they sent [them]”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
  17. אֵלָ֖יו'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  18. יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃yiz.re.'E.lah“Jezreel towards”
    Noun, proper name of a place + Suffix, directional · from יִזְרְעֶאל · “Jezreel” · Strong's H3157H
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)