2 Kings 10:24

“They went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed for himself outside eighty men and had said, “The man who lets escape any of the men whom I am bringing into your hands, his life will go for his life.””

2 Kings 10:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Kings 10:24, word by word

They went inיָּבֹאוּyavou

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “yavou” appears
to offerעֲשׂוֹתasot

prepare

To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.

Where else “asot” appears
sacrificesזְבָחִיםzevachim

sacrifice

An animal offered to God and eaten together.

Where else “zevachim” appears
and burnt offeringsעֹלוֹתolot

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

Where else “olot” appears
Now Jehuיֵהוּאyehu

Jehu

Jehu: a name meaning "YHWH is he." It is borne by several people, among them the prophet, son of Hanani, who spoke against Baasha (1 Kings 16), and the king of Israel anointed to put an end to the house of Ahab (2 Kings 9–10).

Where else “yehu” appears
had stationedשָׂםsam

appoint

To set someone as leader, or fix something.

Where else “sam” appears
outsideחוּץchuts

outside

What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.

Where else “chuts” appears
eightyשְׁמֹנִיםshemonim

eighty

Eighty.

Where else “shemonim” appears
menאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
and had saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
lets escapeיִמָּלֵטyimalet

escape

To flee from a danger or an enemy and get to safety.

Where else “yimalet” appears
your handsיְדֵיyede

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yede” appears
his lifeנַפְשׁnafsh

life

Life, when it is at stake.

Where else “nafsh” appears

The context

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.”

24 · This verse (above)

25And it happened, when he had finished offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the runners and to the captains, “Go in, strike them; let no one get out.” And they struck them with the edge of the sword, and the runners and the captains threw them out and went to the city of the house of Baal.

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