2 Kings
2 Kings 1:7
7The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?”
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| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.