2 Kings

2 Kings 1:6–8

⁶They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’”

⁷The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?”

⁸“He was a hairy man,^a” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.”

“It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.

Footnotes

a 1:8 Or He had a garment of hair

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2 Kings 1:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They replied	וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
A man	אִ֣ישׁ׀	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
came up	עָלָ֣ה	‘ā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to meet us	לִקְרָאתֵ֗נוּ	liq·rā·ṯê·nū	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common plural	H7122 encounter, befall
and said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Go	לְכ֣וּ	lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
back	שׁוּבוּ֮	šū·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the king	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
sent	שָׁלַ֣ח	šā·laḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
you	אֶתְכֶם֒	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
and tell	וְדִבַּרְתֶּ֣ם	wə·ḏib·bar·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H1696 speak
him	אֵלָ֗יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
that this is what	כֹּ֚ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Is it because	הַֽמִבְּלִ֤י	ha·mib·bə·lî	Preposition; Adverb	H1097 wearing out
there is no	אֵין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
God	אֱלֹהִים֙	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
in Israel	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
that you are	אַתָּ֣ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
sending	שֹׁלֵ֔חַ	šō·lê·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7971 send
these men to inquire	לִדְרֹ֕שׁ	liḏ·rōš	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1875 resort to, seek
of Baal-zebub	זְב֖וּב	zə·ḇūḇ	Preposition; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1176 Baal-Zebub
the god	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Ekron	עֶקְר֑וֹן	‘eq·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6138 Ekrôn
Therefore	לָ֠כֵן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
you will not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
get up	תֵרֵ֥ד	ṯê·rêḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
from the bed	הַמִּטָּ֞ה	ham·miṭ·ṭāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4296 couch, bed
on which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you are lying	עָלִ֥יתָ	‘ā·lî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
You will surely die	מ֥וֹת	mō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H4191 die

2 Kings 1:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The king asked them	וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר	way·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
What	מֶ֚ה	meh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
sort	מִשְׁפַּ֣ט	miš·paṭ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4941 judgment
of man	הָאִ֔ישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
came up	עָלָ֖ה	‘ā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to meet	לִקְרַאתְכֶ֑ם	liq·raṯ·ḵem	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural	H7122 encounter, befall
you and spoke	וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר	way·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
these	הָאֵֽלֶּה׃	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
words	הַדְּבָרִ֖ים	had·də·ḇā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
to you	אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם	’ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H413 motion to

2 Kings 1:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
a hairy	שֵׂעָ֔ר	śê·‘ār	Noun - masculine singular	H8181 hair
man	אִ֚ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
they answered	וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
with a leather	ע֖וֹר	‘ō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H5785 skin
belt	וְאֵז֥וֹר	wə·’ê·zō·wr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H232 waistcloth
around his waist	בְּמָתְנָ֑יו	bə·mā·ṯə·nāw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H4975 waist, loins
It	הֽוּא׃	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
Elijah	אֵלִיָּ֥ה	’ê·lî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
the Tishbite	הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י	hat·tiš·bî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8664 Tishbite
said	וַיֹּאמַ֕ר	way·yō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say

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2 Kings 1:6 Psalm 16:4

2 Kings 1:8 Matthew 3:4 · Zechariah 13:4 · Mark 1:6

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