New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 9:17-20
17Now the watchmanוְהַצֹּפֶה֩ve.ha.tzo.PehH6822was standingעֹמֵ֨ד'o.MedH5975on the towerהַמִּגְדָּ֜לha.mig.DalH4026in Jezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֗אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157and he sawוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200thecompanyשִׁפְעַ֤תshif.'AtH8229of Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058as he cameבְּבֹא֔וֹbe.vo.'OH935,and he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I seeרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200acompanyשִׁפְעַ֖תshif.'AtH8229.” AndJoramיְהוֹרָ֗םye.ho.RamH3088saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Takeקַ֥חkachH3947a horsemanרַכָּ֛בra.KavH7395and sendוּֽשְׁלַ֥חu.she.LachH7971him to meetלִקְרָאתָ֖םlik.ra.TamH7122them and have himaskוְיֹאמַ֥רve.yo.MarH559, ‘Is your intentionpeaceהֲשָׁלֽוֹם׃ha.sha.LomH7965?’”
18So a horsemanרֹכֵ֨ב הַסּ֜וּסro.Khev ha.SusH7392H5483wentוַיֵּלֶךְ֩vai.ye.leKhH1980to meetלִקְרָאת֗וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him and saidH559, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saysH559: ‘Is your intentionpeaceהֲשָׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?’”But Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058saidH559, “Howמַה־mah-H4100is peaceוּלְשָׁל֖וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965any business of yours? Turnסֹ֣בsoH5437andfollowאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310me.” And the watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822reportedוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046, “The messengerהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cameבָּֽא־ba'-H935to them, but he did not returnשָֽׁב׃ShavH7725.”
19Then he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971a secondשֵׁנִי֒she.NiH8145horsemanרֹכֵ֣ב סוּס֮ro.Khev susH7392H5483,and he cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to them and saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559: ‘Is your intentionpeaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965?’”And Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058answeredוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Howמַה־mah-H4100is peaceוּלְשָׁל֖וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965any business of yours? Turnסֹ֥בsoH5437andfollowאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH310me.”
20And the watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822reportedוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046, “He cameבָּ֥אba'H935up to them, but he did not returnשָׁ֑בShavH7725; and thedrivingוְהַמִּנְהָ֗גve.ha.min.HagH4491is like the drivingכְּמִנְהַג֙ke.min.HagH4491ofJehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nimshiנִמְשִׁ֔יnim.ShiH5250,for he drivesיִנְהָֽג׃yin.HagH5090furiouslyבְשִׁגָּע֖וֹןve.shi.ga.'onH7697.”
Commentaries on 2 Kings 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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