2 Kings 10:5
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So the palace administrator, the overseer of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu: “We are your servants, and we will do whatever you say. We will not make anyone king. Do whatever is good in your sight.”

Young's Literal Translation
And he who [is] over the house, and he who [is] over the city, and the elders, and the supporters, send unto Jehu, saying, ‘Thy servants we [are], and all that thou sayest unto us we do; we do not make any one king—that which [is] good in thine eyes do.’

King James Bible
And he that [was] over the house, and he that [was] over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up [of the children], sent to Jehu, saying, We [are] thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou [that which is] good in thine eyes.

Hebrew
So the palace
הַבַּ֣יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

administrator,
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

the overseer
וַאֲשֶׁ֪ר (wa·’ă·šer)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

of the city,
הָעִ֟יר (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

the elders,
וְהַזְּקֵנִים֩ (wə·haz·zə·qê·nîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 2205: Old

and the guardians
וְהָאֹמְנִ֨ים (wə·hā·’ō·mə·nîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 539: To confirm, support

sent
וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (way·yiš·laḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

a message to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Jehu:
יֵה֤וּא ׀ (yê·hū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3058: Jehu -- 'the LORD is He', the name of several Israelites

“We
אֲנַ֔חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's 587: We

are your servants,
עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

and we will do
נַעֲשֶׂ֑ה (na·‘ă·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

whatever
וְכֹ֛ל (wə·ḵōl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

you say.
לֵאמֹר֙ (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 559: To utter, say

We will not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

make anyone
אִ֔ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

king.
נַמְלִ֣יךְ (nam·lîḵ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel

Do
עֲשֵֽׂה׃ (‘ă·śêh)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

[whatever is] good
הַטּ֥וֹב (haṭ·ṭō·wḇ)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

in your sight.”
בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ (bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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