Then takeוְלָקַחְתָּthe flaskפַךְof oilהַשֶּׁמֶןand pour itוְיָצַקְתָּonעַלhis headרֹאשׁוֹand say,וְאָמַרְתָּ‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָה“I have anointed youמְשַׁחְתִּיךָkingלְמֶלֶךְoverאֶלIsrael.”’יִשְׂרָאֵלThen openוּפָתַחְתָּthe doorהַדֶּלֶתand flee,וְנַסְתָּהand do notוְלֹאwait.”תְחַכֶּה
2 Kings 9:3
Study it in the app“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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 9:3, word by word
- Then takeלָקַחְתָּlakachta
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakachta” appears- the flaskפַךְfach
flask
Small flask for keeping oil.
Where else “fach” appears- of oilשֶּׁמֶןshemen
oil
The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.
Where else “shemen” appears- and pour itיָצַקְתָּyatsakta
pour
To pour a liquid over something or into something.
Where else “yatsakta” appears- his headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- and sayאָמַרְתָּamarta
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarta” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- “I have anointed youמְשַׁחְתִּיmeshachti
anoint
To pour oil on someone to set them apart for God.
Where else “meshachti” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- Then openפָתַחְתָּfatachta
open
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “fatachta” appears- the doorדֶּלֶתdelet
door
The wooden or metal leaf that opens and shuts the entrance of a house or city.
Where else “delet” appears- and fleeנַסְתָּהnasta
flee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “nasta” appears- 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).
Where else “techake” appears
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.