2 Kings 9:5

וַיָּבֹ֗א וְהִנֵּ֨ה שָׂרֵ֤י הַחַ֨יִל֙ יֹֽשְׁבִ֔ים וַיֹּ֕אמֶר דָּבָ֥ר לִ֛י אֵלֶ֖יךָ הַשָּׂ֑ר וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יֵהוּא֙ אֶל־מִ֣י מִכֻּלָּ֔נוּ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלֶ֥יךָ הַשָּֽׂר׃

And he came in, and behold, the commanders of the army were sitting. And he said, “I have a word for you, Commander.” And Yehu said, “To which one of all of us?” And he said, “To you, Commander.”

Morphology

1. וַיָּבֹא (va-yavo) – Root: בוא; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “And he came in”; Notes: Refers to the prophet’s arrival.
2. וְהִנֵּה (ve-hinneh) – Root: הן; Form: Interjection; Translation: “and behold”; Notes: Introduces a scene or surprising presence.
3. שָׂרֵי הַחַיִל (sarei ha-ḥayil) – Roots: שר, חיל; Form: Construct plural + definite noun; Translation: “the commanders of the army”; Notes: Senior military officers.
4. יֹשְׁבִים (yoshevim) – Root: ישׁב; Form: Qal active participle masculine plural; Translation: “sitting”; Notes: Describes their posture when the prophet arrived.
5. וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “and he said”; Notes: Begins direct speech.
6. דָּבָר לִי אֵלֶיךָ (davar li eilekha) – Roots: דבר, אל; Form: Noun + pronoun + preposition + 2ms suffix; Translation: “a word for you”; Notes: An important or secret message.
7. הַשָּׂר (ha-sar) – Root: שר; Form: Definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “Commander”; Notes: Term of respect or title.
8. וַיֹּאמֶר יֵהוּא (va-yomer Yehu) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms + proper noun; Translation: “And Yehu said”; Notes: Yehu responds from among the group.
9. אֶל־מִי מִכֻּלָּנוּ (el-mi mi-kullanu) – Roots: מי, כל; Form: Interrogative + preposition + construct plural + 1cp suffix; Translation: “To which one of all of us?”; Notes: Yehu seeks clarification.
10. וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “and he said”; Notes: The prophet’s reply.
11. אֵלֶיךָ (elekha) – Root: אל; Form: Preposition + 2ms suffix; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Direct address to Yehu.
12. הַשָּׂר (ha-sar) – Repeated phrase; see above; reaffirms Yehu’s military title.