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2 Kings 9:31

And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?

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וְיֵה֖וּאveyehuand Jehuיֵהוּאconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Jehu”H3058Jehu, the name of five IsraelitesJehu.בָּ֣אbato comeבּוֹאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…בַשָּׁ֑עַרvashaarin doorשַׁעַרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).וַתֹּ֣אמֶרvatomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…הֲשָׁל֔וֹםhashalomhealthשָׁלוֹםparticle, interrogative, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “health”, the ordinary formH7965safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace[idiom] do, familiar, [idiom] fare, favour, [phrase] friend, [idiom] great, (good) health, ([idiom] perfect, such as be at) peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty), salute, welfare, ([idiom] all is, be) well, [idiom] whol…זִמְרִ֖יzimriZimriזִמְרִיnoun, proper name — “Zimri”H2174Zimri, the name of five Israelites, and of an Arabian tribeZimri.הֹרֵ֥גhoregdestroyהָרַגverb, qal, participle, construct — “destroy”, a verb used as a describing wordH2026to smite with deadly intentdestroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.אֲדֹנָֽיוadonayvlordאָדוֹןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH113sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said: 'Is it peace, thou Zimri, thy master's murderer?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Is it peace, thou Zimri, thy master’s murderer?

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jehu hath come into the gate, and she saith, 'Was there peace [to] Zimri — slayer of his lord?'

World English Bible

As Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, “Do you come in peace, Zimri, you murderer of your master?”

Darby Translation

And when Jehu came in at the gate, she said, Is it peace, Zimri, murderer of his master?

Douay-Rheims

At Jehu coming in at the gate, and said: Can there be peace for Zambri, that hath killed his master?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said: 'Is it peace, thou Zimri, thy master's murderer?'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Ju entered into the city; and she said, Had Zambri, the murderer of his master, peace?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ Ἰοὺ εἰσεπορεύετο ἐν τῇ πόλει, καὶ εἶπε, ἡ εἰρήνη Ζαμβρὶ ὁ φονευτὴς τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ;