Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 10:1-3

1Now Ahabוּלְאַחְאָ֛בu.le.'ach.'AvH256had seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111.So Jehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058wroteוַיִּכְתֹּב֩vai.yikh.ToH3789lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612and sent themוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971to Samariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111toאֶל־'el-H413the officialsשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאל֙yiz.re.'eLH3157,to the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,and toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the guardiansהָאֹמְנִ֥יםha.'o.me.NimH539of the sonsof Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

2“When thisהַזֶּה֙ אֲלֵיכֶ֔םha.Zeh 'a.lei.KhemH2088 H413letterהַסֵּ֤פֶרha.Se.ferH5612arrivesבְּבֹ֨אbe.Vo'H935,sinceוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258your master’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121are with youוְאִתְּכֶ֖םve.'i.te.KhemH854and you haveוְאִתְּכֶם֙ve.'i.te.KhemH854chariotsהָרֶ֣כֶבha.Re.khevH7393and horsesוְהַסּוּסִ֔יםve.ha.su.SimH5483,a fortifiedמִבְצָ֖רmiv.TzarH4013cityוְעִ֥ירve.'IrH5892and weaponryוְהַנָּֽשֶׁק׃ve.ha.Na.shekH5402,

3selectוּרְאִיתֶ֞םu.re.'i.TemH7200the bestהַטּ֤וֹבha.TovH2896and most worthyוְהַיָּשָׁר֙ve.hai.ya.SharH3477sonמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of your masterאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113,set himוְשַׂמְתֶּ֖םve.sam.TemH7760onעַל־'al-H5921his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678,and fightוְהִֽלָּחֲמ֖וּve.hi.la.cha.MuH3898forעַל־'al-H5921your master’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶֽם׃'a.do.nei.KhemH113houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.”

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