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2 Kings 10:8

When the messenger arrived, he told Jehu, “They have brought the heads of the sons of the king.” And Jehu ordered, “Pile them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning.”
2 Kings 10:8
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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)

וַיָּבֹ֤א הַמַּלְאָךְ֙ וַיַּגֶּד־ל֣וֹ לֵאמֹ֔ר הֵבִ֖יאוּ רָאשֵׁ֣י בְנֵֽי־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר שִׂ֣ימוּ אֹתָ֞ם שְׁנֵ֧י צִבֻּרִ֛ים פֶּ֥תַח הַשַּׁ֖עַר עַד־הַבֹּֽקֶר׃

  1. וַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'“and he came”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  2. הַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKh“the messenger”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַלְאָךְ · “messenger” · Strong's H4397G
  3. וַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-“and he told”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
  4. ל֣וֹlo“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  5. לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  6. הֵבִ֖יאוּhe.Vi.'u“they have brought”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from בּוֹא · “bring” · Strong's H0935P
  7. רָאשֵׁ֣יra.Shei“[the] heads of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
  8. בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-“[the] sons of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  9. הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  10. וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  11. שִׂ֣ימוּSi.mu“make”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שׂוּם · “put” · Strong's H7760H
  12. אֹתָ֞ם'o.Tam“<obj.> them”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  13. שְׁנֵ֧יshe.Nei“two”
    Noun, both genders, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  14. צִבֻּרִ֛יםtzi.bu.Rim“heaps”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from צִבּוּר · “heap” · Strong's H6652
  15. פֶּ֥תַחPe.tach“[the] entrance of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּ֫תַח · “entrance” · Strong's H6607
  16. הַשַּׁ֖עַרha.Sha.'ar“the gate”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
  17. עַד־'ad-“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  18. הַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.ker“the morning”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֹּ֫קֶר · “morning” · Strong's H1242
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)