New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Kings

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Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel and he saw the company of Jehu as he came, and said, "I see a company." And Joram said, "Take a horseman and send him to meet them and let him say, 'Is it peace?'"

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Now the watchman to look out or about, spy, keep watch Verb H6822 וְהַצֹּפֶה֩ ve·ha·tzo·feh
was standing to take one's stand, stand Verb H5975 עֹמֵ֨ד o·med
on the tower a tower Noun H4026 הַמִּגְדָּ֜ל ham·mig·dal
in Jezreel "God sows," two Isr., also two cities in Isr., also a valley in N. Isr. Noun H3157 בְּיִזְרְעֶ֗אל be·yiz·re·'el
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and he saw to see Verb H7200 וַיַּ֞רְא vai·yar·
the company abundance, quantity Noun H8229 שִׁפְעַ֤ת shif·'at
of Jehu "the LORD is He," the name of several Isr. Noun H3058 יֵהוּא֙ ye·hu
as he came, to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 בְּבֹאֹ֔ו be·vo·'ov,
and said, to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֕אמֶר vai·yo·mer
"I see to see Verb H7200 רֹאֶ֑ה ro·'eh;
a company." abundance, quantity Noun H8229 שִׁפְעַ֖ת shif·'at
And Joram "the LORD is exalted," the name of several Isr., also a king of H amath Noun H3088 יְהֹורָ֗ם ye·ho·v·ram
said, to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai·yo·mer
"Take to take Verb H3947 קַ֥ח kach
a horseman charioteer, horseman Noun H7395 רַכָּ֛ב rak·kav
and send to send Verb H7971 וּֽשְׁלַ֥ח u·she·lach
him to meet to encounter, befall H7122    
them and let him say, to utter, say Verb H559 וְיֹאמַ֥ר ve·yo·mar
'Is it peace?'" completeness, soundness, welfare, peace Noun H7965 הֲשָׁלֹֽום׃ ha·sha·lo·vm.

Locations

Jezreel

JEZREELjez'-re-el, jez'-rel (yizre`e'l, "God soweth"):(1) A city on the border of the territory of Issachar (Joshua 19:18).1. Territory:It is named with Chesulloth and Shunem (modern Iksal and Solam). It remained loyal to the house of Saul, and is mentioned as part of the kingdom over which Abner set Ishbosheth (2 Samuel 2:9). From Jezreel came the tidings o... View Details

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Jezreel

  Jezreel [N] [S] God scatters.  A town of Issachar ( Joshua 19:18 ), where the kings of Israel often resided ( 1 Kings 18:45 ;  21:1 ;  2 Kings 9:30 ). Here Elijah met Ahab, Jehu, and Bidkar; and here Jehu executed his dreadful commission against the house of Ahab ( 2 Kings 9:14-37 ;  10:1-11 ). It has been identified with the modern Zerin,... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel and he saw the company of Jehu as he came, and said, "I see a company." And Joram said, "Take a horseman and send him to meet them and let him say, 'Is it peace?'"
King James Bible Now the And there stood a watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel Jezreel, and he saw spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, "I I see a company." company. And Joram said, "Take a horseman Take an horseman, and send him to meet them them, and let him say, 'Is Is it peace?'"peace?
Hebrew Greek English Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel and he saw the company of Jehu as he came, and said, "I see a company." And Joram said, "Take a horseman and send him to meet them and let him say, 'Is it peace?'"