Verse 9
2 Kings 7:9
King James Version
9
Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day
is
a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּאמְרוּ֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶל רֵעֵ֜/הוּ לֹֽא כֵ֣ן אֲנַ֣חְנוּ עֹשִׂ֗ים הַ/יּ֤וֹם הַ/זֶּה֙ יוֹם בְּשֹׂרָ֣ה ה֔וּא וַ/אֲנַ֣חְנוּ מַחְשִׁ֗ים וְ/חִכִּ֛ינוּ עַד א֥וֹר הַ/בֹּ֖קֶר וּ/מְצָאָ֣/נוּ עָו֑וֹן וְ/עַתָּה֙ לְכ֣וּ וְ/נָבֹ֔אָה וְ/נַגִּ֖ידָה בֵּ֥ית הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ
English Translation
And the man said to his neighbor, "We are not doing so today; this day is a day of good news, and we are silent and waiting until the morning light to find our sin. Now, let us go and tell the house of the king."
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