2 Kings

2 Kings 13:16

¹⁶Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.”

So the king put his hand on the bow, and Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Elisha said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to the king	לְמֶ֣לֶךְ	lə·me·leḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Put	הַרְכֵּ֤ב	har·kêḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H7392 mount and ride, ride
your hand	יָֽדְךָ֙	yā·ḏə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the bow	הַקֶּ֔שֶׁת	haq·qe·šeṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7198 bow
So the king put	וַיַּרְכֵּ֖ב	way·yar·kêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7392 mount and ride, ride
his hand on	יָד֑וֹ	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
and Elisha	אֱלִישָׁ֛ע	’ĕ·lî·šā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H477 Elisha
put	וַיָּ֧שֶׂם	way·yā·śem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
his hands	יָדָ֖יו	yā·ḏāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the king’s	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
hands	יְדֵ֥י	yə·ḏê	Noun - feminine dual construct	H3027 hand

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.