2 Kings
2 Kings 1:13
13So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And the third captain went up, fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, “Man of God, may my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours please be precious in your sight.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | וַיָּ֗שָׁב | way·yā·šāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| the king sent | וַיִּשְׁלַ֛ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| a third | שְׁלִשִׁ֖ים | šə·li·šîm | Number - ordinal masculine plural | H7992 third |
| captain | שַׂר־ | śar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| with his fifty men | חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים | ḥă·miš·šîm | Number - common plural | H2572 fifty |
| And the third | הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜י | haš·šə·lî·šî | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7992 third |
| captain | שַׂר־ | śar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| went up | וַיַּ֡עַל | way·ya·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| fell | וַיִּכְרַ֥ע | way·yiḵ·ra‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3766 bow down |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| his knees | בִּרְכָּ֣יו׀ | bir·kāw | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H1290 knee |
| before | לְנֶ֣גֶד | lə·ne·ḡeḏ | Preposition-l | H5048 what is conspicuous or in front |
| Elijah | אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ | ’ê·lî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H452 Elijah |
| and begged him | וַיִּתְחַנֵּ֤ן | way·yiṯ·ḥan·nên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2603 shew favour, be gracious |
| Man | אִ֚ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of God | הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| may my life | נַפְשִׁ֗י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| and the lives | וְנֶ֨פֶשׁ | wə·ne·p̄eš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| of these | אֵ֛לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| fifty | חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים | ḥă·miš·šîm | Number - common plural | H2572 fifty |
| servants of yours | עֲבָדֶ֥יךָֽ | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| please | נָ֣א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| be precious | תִּֽיקַר־ | tî·qar- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3365 be precious, prized, appraised |
| in your sight | בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ | bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
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