2 Kings 10:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לְכָ֣ה אִתִּ֔י וּרְאֵ֖ה בְּקִנְאָתִ֣י לַיהוָ֑ה וַיַּרְכִּ֥בוּ אֹת֖וֹ בְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer lĕkāh ʾittî come with me and ûrĕʾēh bĕqinʾātî layhwh in my zeal for YHWH, and wayyarkibû ʾōtô bĕrikbô him in his chariot.

Grammar Details

*wayyōʾmer*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
*lĕkāh*: Qal imperative masculine singular - come/go
*ʾittî*: preposition + 1st common singular suffix - with me
*ûrĕʾēh*: waw conjunction + Qal imperative masculine singular - and see
*bĕqinʾātî*: preposition + noun feminine singular construct + 1st common singular suffix - in my zeal
*layhwh*: preposition + divine name - for YHWH
*wayyarkibû*: waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they made ride
*ʾōtô*: direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him
*bĕrikbô*: preposition + noun masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his chariot

Word Meanings

*lĕkāh*: come/go/follow
*qinʾātî*: zeal/jealousy/ardor
*wayyarkibû*: they made ride/they carried/they conveyed

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 19:10 : 10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
1 Kgs 19:14 : 14 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
1 Kgs 19:17 : 17 And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.
2 Kgs 9:7-9 : 7 And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel. 8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel: 9 And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah:
2 Kgs 10:31 : 31 But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.
Prov 27:2 : 2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Ezek 33:31 : 31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
Matt 6:2 : 2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Matt 6:5 : 5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you , They have their reward.
Rom 10:2 : 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
Num 23:4 : 4 And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.
Num 24:13-16 : 13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak? 14 And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days. 15 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 16 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

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