New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 10:1-3

1Now Ahabוּלְאַחְאָ֛בu.le.'ach.'AvH256had seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111.And Jehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058wroteוַיִּכְתֹּב֩vai.yikh.ToH3789lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971themto Samariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,to the officialsשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאל֙yiz.re.'eLH3157,the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,and to the guardiansהָאֹמְנִ֥יםha.'o.me.NimH539of the children ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“And nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,when thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088letterהַסֵּ֤פֶרha.Se.ferH5612comesבְּבֹ֨אbe.Vo'H935to you, since your master’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121are with you,as well as the chariotsהָרֶ֣כֶבha.Re.khevH7393and horsesוְהַסּוּסִ֔יםve.ha.su.SimH5483,and a fortifiedמִבְצָ֖רmiv.TzarH4013cityוְעִ֥ירve.'IrH5892and the weaponsוְהַנָּֽשֶׁק׃ve.ha.Na.shekH5402,

3selectוּרְאִיתֶ֞םu.re.'i.TemH7200the bestהַטּ֤וֹבha.TovH2896and mostH3477capableH3477of your master’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121and seatוְשַׂמְתֶּ֖םve.sam.TemH7760himon his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678,and fightוְהִֽלָּחֲמ֖וּve.hi.la.cha.MuH3898for your master’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶֽם׃'a.do.nei.KhemH113houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.”

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