2 Kings 9:34

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And when he was come in, he did eat and drink; and he said, See now to this cursed woman, and bury her; for she is a king's daughter.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּבֹ֖א וַיֹּ֣אכַל וַיֵּ֑שְׁתְּ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר פִּקְדוּ־נָ֞א אֶת־הָאֲרוּרָ֤ה הַזֹּאת֙ וְקִבְר֔וּהָ כִּ֥י בַת־מֶ֖לֶךְ הִֽיא׃

Transliteration

And yābōʾ and yōʾkal and yēšt; and yōʾmer, "piqdû-nāʾ ʾet-hāʾărûrāh hazzōʾt and qibrûhā, for bat-melek hîʾ".

Grammar Details

*yābōʾ*: Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - he came/entered
*yōʾkal*: Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - he ate
*yēšt*: Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - he drank
*yōʾmer*: Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - he said
*piqdû-nāʾ*: Qal imperative, masculine plural with particle of entreaty - attend now/look after
*ʾet-hāʾărûrāh*: direct object marker with definite article and common noun, feminine singular - the cursed woman
*hazzōʾt*: demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this
*qibrûhā*: Qal imperative, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - bury her
*bat-melek*: construct chain - daughter of a king
*hîʾ*: 3rd person feminine singular pronoun - she

Word Meanings

*piqdû-nāʾ*: attend to/look after/take care of/see about
*hāʾărûrāh*: cursed woman/cursed one/accursed woman

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 16:31 : 31 And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.
1 Kgs 21:25 : 25 (But there was none like unto Ahab, who did sell himself to do that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
Esth 3:15 : 15 The posts went forth in haste by the king's commandment, and the decree was given out in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed.
Prov 10:7 : 7 The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot.
Isa 65:15 : 15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen; and the Lord Jehovah will slay thee; and he will call his servants by another name:
Amos 6:4 : 4 that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
Matt 25:41 : 41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels:
1 Kgs 18:41 : 41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.

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