2 Kings 9:17
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And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?Now the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, and he called out, “I see a company of troops!” “Choose a rider,” Joram commanded. “Send him out to meet them and ask, ‘Have you come in peace?’”
In other translations
And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?Now the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, and he called out, “I see a company of troops!” “Choose a rider,” Joram commanded. “Send him out to meet them and ask, ‘Have you come in peace?’”
Hebrew words
וְהַצֹּפֶהvehatzopehand the watchmanH6822עֹמֵד'omed[was] standingH5975עַל־'al-onH5921הַמִּגְדָּלhamigdalthe towerH4026בְּיִזְרְעֶאלbeyizre'elin JezreelH3157וַיַּרְאvaiyar'and he sawH7200אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853שִׁפְעַתshif'at[the] crowd ofH8229יֵהוּאyehu'JehuH3058בְּבֹאוֹbevo'owhen came heH935וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559שִׁפְעַתshif'ata crowdH8229אֲנִי'aniIH589רֹאֶהro'eh[am] seeingH7200וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוֹרָםyehoramJehoramH3088קַחkachtakeH3947רַכָּבrakava horsemanH7395וּשְׁלַחushelachand send [him]H7971לִקְרָאתָםlikratamto meet themH7122וְיֹאמַרveyomarand he may sayH559הֲשָׁלוֹם׃hashalom¿ peaceH7965
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Related verses
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People and places
Places: Jezreel