2 Kings 9:12

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They said, 'That's not true! Tell us!' So he said, 'This is what he said to me: “This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.”'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ שֶׁ֔קֶר הַגֶּד־נָ֖א לָ֑נוּ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר כָּזֹ֤את וְכָזֹאת֙ אָמַ֤ר אֵלַי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה מְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽ לְמֶ֖לֶךְ אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmərû šeqer hagged-nāʾ to us and wayyōʾmer like this and like this ʾāmar to me lēʾmōr thus ʾāmar YHWH məšaḥtîkā to melek to-Yiśrāʾēl.

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmərû*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they said
• *šeqer*: noun, masculine singular - falsehood/lie
• *hagged*: verb, hiphil imperative, masculine singular - tell
• *nāʾ*: particle of entreaty - please
• *wayyōʾmer*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
• *kāzōʾt wəkāzōʾt*: preposition + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - like this and like this
• *ʾāmar*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he said
• *lēʾmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD
• *məšaḥtîkā*: verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I have anointed you
• *melek*: noun, masculine singular - king
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel

Word Meanings

• *šeqer*: falsehood/lie/not true
• *hagged-nāʾ*: tell us please/do tell us
• *kāzōʾt wəkāzōʾt*: like this and like this/such and such (Hebrew idiom for summarizing speech)
• *məšaḥtîkā*: I have anointed you/I am anointing you

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus he spoke to me, saying, Thus says the LORD, I have anointed you king over Israel.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, I have anointed thee king over Israel.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  They sayde: That is not true, but tell thou vs. He sayde: Thus and thus hath he spoken vnto me, and sayde: Thus sayeth the LORDE: I haue anoynted the to be kynge ouer Israel.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And they sayde, It is false, tell vs it nowe. Then he sayd, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saieth the Lorde, I haue anointed thee for King ouer Israel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  They said vnto him againe: It is not so, tell vs. He said: Thus & thus spake he to me, saying, thus saith the Lord: I haue annoynted thee to be king ouer Israel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And they said, [It is] false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They said, It is false; tell us now. He said, Thus and thus spoke he to me, saying, Thus says Yahweh, I have anointed you king over Israel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And they say, `False, declare, we pray thee, to us;' and he saith, `Thus and thus spake he unto me, saying, Thus said Jehovah, I have anointed thee for king unto Israel.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, I have anointed thee king over Israel.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, I have anointed thee king over Israel.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they said, That is not true; now give us his story. Then he said, This is what he said to me: The Lord says, I have made you king over Israel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They said, "That is a lie. Tell us now." He said, "He said to me, 'Thus says Yahweh, I have anointed you king over Israel.'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But they said,“You’re lying! Tell us what he said.” So he told them what he had said. He also related how he had said,“This is what the LORD has said,‘I have designated you as king over Israel.’”