2 Kings

2 Kings 1:12

¹²Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.”

And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Again Elijah	אֵלִיָּה֮	’ê·lî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
replied	וַיַּ֣עַן	way·ya·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I	אָ֔נִי	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am a man	אִ֤ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of God	הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
may fire	אֵשׁ֙	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
come down	תֵּ֤רֶד	tê·reḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and consume	וְתֹאכַ֥ל	wə·ṯō·ḵal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
you	אֹתְךָ֖	’ō·ṯə·ḵā	Direct object marker; second person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
fifty	חֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָ	ḥă·miš·še·ḵā	Number - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H2572 fifty
And the fire	אֵשׁ־	’êš-	Noun - common singular construct	H784 fire
of God	אֱלֹהִים֙	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
came down	וַתֵּ֤רֶד	wat·tê·reḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and consumed	וַתֹּ֥אכַל	wat·tō·ḵal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
fifty men	חֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃	ḥă·miš·šāw	Number - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2572 fifty

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.