Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 6822 [e] וְהַצֹּפֶה֩ wə-haṣ-ṣō-p̄eh Now a watchman Conj-w, Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms 5975 [e] עֹמֵ֨ד ‘ō-mêḏ stood V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms 5921 [e] עַֽל־ ‘al- on Prep 4026 [e] הַמִּגְדָּ֜ל ham-miḡ-dāl the tower Art | N-ms 3157 [e] בְּיִזְרְעֶ֗אל bə-yiz-rə-‘el, in Jezreel Prep-b | N-proper-fs 7200 [e] וַיַּ֞רְא way-yar and he saw Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 8229 [e] שִׁפְעַ֤ת šip̄-‘aṯ the company N-fsc 3058 [e] יֵהוּא֙ yê-hū of Jehu N-proper-ms 935 [e] בְּבֹא֔וֹ bə-ḇō-’ōw, as he came Prep-b | V-Qal-Inf | 3ms 559 [e] וַיֹּ֕אמֶר way-yō-mer and said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 8229 [e] שִׁפְעַ֖ת šip̄-‘aṯ a company of [men] N-fsc 589 [e] אֲנִ֣י ’ă-nî I Pro-1cs 7200 [e] רֹאֶ֑ה rō-’eh; see V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms 559 [e] וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way-yō-mer and said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 3088 [e] יְהוֹרָ֗ם yə-hō-w-rām, Jehoram N-proper-ms 3947 [e] קַ֥ח qaḥ Get V-Qal-Imp-ms 7395 [e] רַכָּ֛ב rak-kāḇ a horseman N-ms 7971 [e] וּֽשְׁלַ֥ח ū-šə-laḥ and send him Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-ms 7125 [e] לִקְרָאתָ֖ם liq-rā-ṯām to meet them Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf | 3mp 559 [e] וְיֹאמַ֥ר wə-yō-mar and let him say Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms 7965 [e] הֲשָׁלֽוֹם׃ hă-šā-lō-wm. [is it] peace Art | N-ms

New American Standard Bible
Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel and he saw the company of Jehu as he came, and said, "I see a company." And Joram said, "Take a horseman and send him to meet them and let him say, 'Is it peace?'"

King James Bible
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?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel. He saw Jehu's troops approaching and shouted, "I see troops!" Joram responded, "Choose a rider and send him to meet them and have him ask, 'Do you come in peace?"

a watchman

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Take a horseman

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It is peace

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