2 Kings 9:3

“Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, ‘Thus says YHWH, “I have anointed you king over Israel.”’ Then open the door and flee, and do not wait.””

2 Kings 9:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Kings 9:3, word by word

Then takeלָקַחְתָּlakachta

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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the flaskפַךְfach

flask

Small flask for keeping oil.

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of oilשֶּׁמֶןshemen

oil

The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.

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and pour itיָצַקְתָּyatsakta

pour

To pour a liquid over something or into something.

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his headרֹאשׁrosh

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

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and sayאָמַרְתָּamarta

say

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

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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“I have anointed youמְשַׁחְתִּיmeshachti

anoint

To pour oil on someone to set them apart for God.

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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Israel.”’יִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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Then openפָתַחְתָּfatachta

open

To open a door, mouth or eyes.

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the doorדֶּלֶתdelet

door

The wooden or metal leaf that opens and shuts the entrance of a house or city.

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and fleeנַסְתָּהnasta

flee

To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.

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waitתְחַכֶּהtechake

wait, wait for

To wait, to wait for something to happen or for someone to act (2 Kings 7:9). In the Psalms and in Isaiah it is also used for waiting on God with trust (Isaiah 30:18).

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The context

2When you come there, look there for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi; go in and make him get up from among his brothers, and bring him into a room within a room.

3 · This verse (above)

4The young man, the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead.

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