2 Kings
2 Kings 1:6
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.’”
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| 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 |
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