2 Kings

2 Kings 1:9

⁹Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then King Ahaziah sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
to Elijah	אֵלָ֛יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
a captain	שַׂר־	śar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
with his company of fifty men	וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יו	wa·ḥă·miš·šāw	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2572 fifty
So the captain went up	וַיַּ֣עַל	way·ya·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to	אֵלָ֗יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
who was sitting	יֹשֵׁב֙	yō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
top	רֹ֣אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
of a hill	הָהָ֔ר	hā·hār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
and said	וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר	way·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
to him	אֵלָ֔יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
Man	אִ֚ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of God	הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
the king	הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
declares	דִּבֶּ֖ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
Come down	רֵֽדָה׃	rê·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend

Cross-references

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Luke 6:11–12 · Hebrews 11:36 · 2 Kings 6:13–14 · 1 Kings 22:26–27 · Mark 15:32 · 1 Kings 18:10 · Matthew 14:3 · Amos 7:12 · 1 Kings 18:42 · Matthew 27:29 · 1 Kings 22:8 · Matthew 27:41–43

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.