Hebrew Interlinear

2 Kings 11:5 Interlinear

And he commanded them saying This is the thing that ye shall do A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch house of the king's

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְצַוֵּ֣םH6680And he commanded(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
2לֵאמֹ֔רH559them sayingto say (used with great latitude)
3זֶ֥הH2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
4הַדָּבָ֖רH1697This is the thinga word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
5אֲשֶׁ֣רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
6תַּֽעֲשׂ֑וּןH6213that ye shall doto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
7הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤יתH7992A third partthird; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
8מִכֶּם֙H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
9בָּאֵ֣יH935of you that enter into go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
10הַשַּׁבָּ֔תH7676on the sabbathintermission, i.e (specifically) the sabbath
11וְשֹׁ֣מְרֵ֔יH8104shall even be keepersproperly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
12מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתH4931of the watchwatch, i.e., the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e., (
13בֵּ֥יתH1004housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
14הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃H4428of the king'sa king

Verse Context

2 Kings 11:4year And the seventh sent Jehoiada and fetched ...
2 Kings 11:5 (current)And he commanded them saying This is the thing that ye shall do A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch house of the king's
2 Kings 11:6And a third part at the gate of Sur And a third part at the gate behind...

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