2 Kings 9:19

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Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.So the king sent out a second horseman, who went to them and said, “This is what the king asks: ‘Have you come in peace?’” “What do you know about peace?” Jehu replied. “Fall in behind me.”

In other translations

Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.So the king sent out a second horseman, who went to them and said, “This is what the king asks: ‘Have you come in peace?’” “What do you know about peace?” Jehu replied. “Fall in behind me.”

Hebrew words

וַיִּשְׁלַחvaiyishlachand he sentH7971רֹכֵבrokheva rider ofH7392סוּסsusa horseH5483שֵׁנִיshenisecondH8145וַיָּבֹאvaiyavo'and he cameH935אֲלֵהֶם'alehemto themH413וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559כֹּה־koh-thusH3541אָמַר'amarhe saysH559הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428שָׁלוֹםshalompeaceH7965וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יֵהוּאyehu'JehuH3058מַה־mah-what?H4100לְּךָlekha[is] to youוּלְשָׁלוֹםuleshalomand to peaceH7965סֹבsogo aroundH5437אֶל־'el-toH413אַחֲרָי׃'acharaiafter meH310

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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