2 Kings 7:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”

Young's Literal Translation
And they say one unto another, ‘We are not doing right this day; a day of tidings it [is], and we are keeping silent; and—we have waited till the light of the morning, then hath punishment found us; and now, come and we go in and declare to the house of the king.’

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
Finally, they said
וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

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

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

another,
רֵעֵ֜הוּ (rê·‘ê·hū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow

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

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

doing
עֹשִׂ֗ים (‘ō·śîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

what is right.
כֵ֣ן ׀ (ḵên)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

Today
הַיּ֤וֹם (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

is a day
יוֹם־ (yō·wm-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3117: A day

of good news.
בְּשֹׂרָ֣ה (bə·śō·rāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1309: Glad tidings, reward for, good news

If we
וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ (wa·’ă·naḥ·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's 587: We

are silent
מַחְשִׁ֗ים (maḥ·šîm)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 2814: To be silent, inactive, or still

and wait
וְחִכִּ֛ינוּ (wə·ḥik·kî·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 2442: To adhere to, to await

until
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

morning
הַבֹּ֖קֶר (hab·bō·qer)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning

light,
א֥וֹר (’ō·wr)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary

our sin
עָו֑וֹן (‘ā·wō·wn)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity

will overtake us.
וּמְצָאָ֣נוּ (ū·mə·ṣā·’ā·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

Now, therefore,
וְעַתָּה֙ (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

let us go
וְנָבֹ֔אָה (wə·nā·ḇō·’āh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

and tell
וְנַגִּ֖ידָה (wə·nag·gî·ḏāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous

the king’s
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

household.”
בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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