Now therefore I pray thee give pledges
`arab (aw-rab')
to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
to my lord
'adown (aw-done')
from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine) -- lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with Adoni-.
the king
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Assyria
'Ashshuwr (ash-shoor')
Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
and I will deliver
nathan (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
thee two thousand
'eleph (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
horses
cuwc (soos)
from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight) -- crane, horse(-back, -hoof).
if thou be able
yakol (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
on thy part to set
nathan (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
riders
rakab (raw-kab')
to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
upon them
