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He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto the one who wasלַאֲשֶׁרoverעַלthe wardrobe,הַמֶּלְתָּחָה“Bring outהוֹצֵאgarmentsלְבוּשׁfor allלְכֹלthe worshipersעֹבְדֵיof Baal.”הַבָּעַלAnd he brought outוַיֹּצֵאthe garmentsהַמַּלְבּוּשׁfor them.לָהֶם
2 Kings 10:22
Study it in the app“He said to the one who was over the wardrobe, “Bring out garments for all the worshipers of Baal.” And he brought out the garments for them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 10:22, word by word
- He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- the wardrobeמֶּלְתָּחָהmeltacha
wardrobe
Wardrobe, a room where garments were kept. It appears only once (2 Kings 10:22): "the one who was over the wardrobe" is the one in charge of the garments for worship.
Where else “meltacha” appears- “Bring outהוֹצֵאhotse
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “hotse” appears- garmentsלְבוּשׁlevush
garment
Garment, clothing.
Where else “levush” appears- the worshipersעֹבְדֵיovde
worship
To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.
Where else “ovde” appears- of Baalבָּעַלbaal
Baal
Baal: the god of the Canaanites, to whom they attributed the rain and the harvests. The word means "lord, owner." The Bible names him as a foreign god whom Israel was not to serve.
Where else “baal” appears- the garmentsמַּלְבּוּשׁmalbush
clothing, garment
Garment, clothing: what someone has on.
Where else “malbush” appears
The context
21Jehu sent through all Israel, and all the worshipers of Baal came; there was not a man left who did not come. They went into the house of Baal, and the house of Baal was filled from one end to the other.
22 · This verse (above)
23Jehu and Jonadab son of Rechab went into the house of Baal, and he said to the worshipers of Baal, “Search and see that there is not here with you any of the servants of YHWH, but only the worshipers of Baal.”