2 Kings 10:7

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And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.And when the letter arrived, they took the sons of the king and slaughtered all seventy of them. They put their heads in baskets and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel.

In other translations

And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.And when the letter arrived, they took the sons of the king and slaughtered all seventy of them. They put their heads in baskets and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel.

Hebrew words

וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961כְּבֹאkevo'when cameH935הַסֵּפֶרhaseferthe letterH5612אֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemto themH413וַיִּקְחוּvaiyikchuand they tookH3947אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853בְּנֵיbenei[the] sons ofH1121הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428וַיִּשְׁחֲטוּvaiyishchatuand they slaughteredH7819שִׁבְעִיםshiv'imseventyH7657אִישׁ'ishmanH376וַיָּשִׂימוּvaiyasimuand they putH7760אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853רָאשֵׁיהֶםrasheihemheads theirH7218בַּדּוּדִיםbadudimin <the> basketsH1731וַיִּשְׁלְחוּvaiyishlechuand they sent [them]H7971אֵלָיו'elavto himH413יִזְרְעֶאלָה׃yizre'elahJezreel towardsH3157

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

Places: Jezreel

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