2 Kings 9:20
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Again the watchman reported, “He reached them, but he is not coming back. And the charioteer is driving like Jehu son of Nimshi he is driving like a madman!”

Young's Literal Translation
And the watchman declareth, saying, ‘He came unto them, and he hath not returned, and the driving [is] like the driving of Jehu son of Nimshi, for with madness he driveth.’

King James Bible
And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving [is] like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.

Hebrew
Again the watchman
הַצֹּפֶה֙ (haṣ·ṣō·p̄eh)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6822: To lean forward, to peer into the distance, to observe, await

reported,
וַיַּגֵּ֤ד (way·yag·gêḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous

“He reached
בָּ֥א (bā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

them,
אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (’ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

but he is not
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

coming back.
שָׁ֑ב (šāḇ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

And the charioteer
וְהַמִּנְהָ֗ג (wə·ham·min·hāḡ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4491: Driving (a chariot)

is driving like
כְּמִנְהַג֙ (kə·min·haḡ)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4491: Driving (a chariot)

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

son
בֶן־ (ḇen-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Nimshi—
נִמְשִׁ֔י (nim·šî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5250: Nimshi

he drives
יִנְהָֽג׃ (yin·hāḡ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5090: To drive forth, lead, carry away, to proceed, to sigh

like a madman.”
בְשִׁגָּע֖וֹן (ḇə·šig·gā·‘ō·wn)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7697: Craziness

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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