Study it in the app“They came and called to the gatekeepers of the city and told them, saying, “We came to the camp of Aram, and there was no one there, not a human sound, but only the horses tied, and the donkeys tied, and the tents just as they were.””
They cameוַיָּבֹאוּand calledוַיִּקְרְאוּtoאֶלthe gatekeepersשֹׁעֵרof the cityהָעִירand toldוַיַּגִּידוּthem,לָהֶםsaying,לֵאמֹר“We cameבָּאנוּtoאֶלthe campמַחֲנֵהof Aram,אֲרָםand there wasוְהִנֵּהnoאֵיןoneאִישׁthere,שָׁםnot aוְhumanאָדָםsound,קוֹלbut onlyכִּי אִםthe horsesהַסּוּסtied,אָסוּרand the donkeysוְהַחֲמוֹרtied,אָסוּרand the tentsוְאֹהָלִיםjust asכַּאֲשֶׁרthey were.”הֵמָּה
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appearscry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “yikru” appearsgatekeeper
Gatekeeper: one who guards the gate of a city, a palace or the temple. In Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah it is an office of the Levites.
Where else “shoer” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearstell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yagidu” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearscamp
A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.
Where else “machane” appearsAram
Aram, a son of Shem; also the land of the Arameans (Syria) and its people; also other men.
Where else “aram” appearseach
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appearshuman being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appearsvoice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appearshorse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “sus” appearsbind
To tie with ropes, or yoke animals.
Where else “asur” appearsdonkey
Donkey, male donkey.
Where else “chamor” appearstent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “ohalim” appears9They said to one another, “We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news, and we are keeping silent. If we wait until the light of morning, guilt will find us. Now come, let us go and tell the house of the king.”
10 · This verse (above)
11The gatekeepers called out, and they told it to the king’s household inside.
