Verse 5

{ "verseID": "2 Kings.1.5", "source": "וַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּ הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים אֵלָ֑יו וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מַה־זֶּ֥ה שַׁבְתֶּֽם׃", "text": "*wə-yāshûbû* *ha-malʾākîm* *ʾēlāyw* *wə-yōʾmer* *ʾălêhem* *mah-zeh* *shabttem*", "grammar": { "*wə-yāshûbû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and returned", "*ha-malʾākîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the messengers", "*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ʾălêhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them", "*mah-zeh*": "interrogative pronoun + demonstrative pronoun - why this", "*shabttem*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you have returned" }, "variants": { "*mah-zeh*": "why/for what reason/how is it that" } }

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