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2 Kings 9:10

And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.

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וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אִיזֶ֜בֶלizevelJezebelאִיזֶבֶלnoun, proper name — “Jezebel”H348Izebel, the wife of king AhabJezebel.יֹאכְל֧וּyokhlveatאָכַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.הַכְּלָבִ֛יםhaklavimthe dogכֶּלֶבdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the dog”, the ordinary formH3611a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitutedog.בְּחֵ֥לֶקbecheleqin flatteryחֵלֶקpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in flattery”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2506properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotmentflattery, inheritance, part, [idiom] partake, portion.יִזְרְעֶ֖אלyizreelJezreelיִזְרְעֵאלnoun, proper name — “Jezreel”H3157Jizreel, the name of two places in Palestine and of two IsraelitesJezreel.וְאֵ֣יןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).קֹבֵ֑רqoverburyקָבַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “bury”, a verb used as a describing wordH6912to inter[idiom] in any wise, bury(-ier).וַיִּפְתַּ֥חvayiftachand openפָּתַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and open”, the next action in the storyH6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carveappear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.הַדֶּ֖לֶתhadeletthe doorדֶּלֶתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the door”, the ordinary formH1817something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoordoor (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (Psalm 141:3).וַיָּנֹֽסvayanosand awayנוּסconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and away”, the next action in the storyH5127to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)[idiom] abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, [idiom] hide, lift up a standard.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her.' And he opened the door, and fled.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Jezebel do the dogs eat in the portion of Jezreel, and there is none burying;' and he openeth the door and fleeth.

World English Bible

The dogs will eat Jezebel on the plot of ground of Jezreel, and there shall be no one to bury her.’” Then he opened the door and fled.

Darby Translation

And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the plot of Jizreel, and none shall bury her. And he opened the door and fled.

Douay-Rheims

And the dogs shall eat Jezabel in the field of Jezrahel, and there shall be no one to bury her. And he opened the door and fled.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her.' And he opened the door, and fled.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the dogs shall eat Jezabel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὴν Ἰεζάβελ καταφάγονται οἱ κύνες ἐν τῇ μερίδι Ἰσζράελ, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ θάπτων· καὶ ἤνοιξε τὴν θύραν καὶ ἔφυγε.