2 Kings 10:1
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And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab’s children, saying,Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying:
In other translations
And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab’s children, saying,Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying:
Hebrew words
וּלְאַחְאָבule'ach'avand [belonged] to AhabH256שִׁבְעִיםshiv'imseventyH7657בָּנִיםbanimsonsH1121בְּשֹׁמְרוֹןbeshomeronin SamariaH8111וַיִּכְתֹּבvaiyikhtoand he wroteH3789יֵהוּאyehu'JehuH3058סְפָרִיםsefarimlettersH5612וַיִּשְׁלַחvaiyishlachand he sent [them]H7971שֹׁמְרוֹןshomeronSamariaH8111אֶל־'el-toH413שָׂרֵיsarei[the] officials ofH8269יִזְרְעֶאלyizre'elJezreelH3157הַזְּקֵנִיםhazekenimthe eldersH2205וְאֶל־ve'el-and toH413הָאֹמְנִיםha'omenimthe guardiansH539אַחְאָב'ach'avAhabH256לֵאמֹר׃lemor<to> sayingH559
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