2 Kings
2 Kings 13:17
17“Open the east window,” said Elisha.
So he opened it and Elisha said, “Shoot!” So he shot.
And Elisha declared:
“This is the LORD’s arrow of victory,
the arrow of victory over Aram,
for you shall strike the Arameans in Aphek
until you have put an end to them.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | פְּתַ֧ח | pə·ṯaḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6605 open |
| the east | קֵ֖דְמָה | qê·ḏə·māh | Adverb; third person feminine singular | H6924 front, east, aforetime |
| window | הַחַלּ֛וֹן | ha·ḥal·lō·wn | Article; Noun - common singular | H2474 window |
| said Elisha | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| So he opened | וַיִּפְתָּ֑ח | way·yip̄·tāḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6605 open |
| and Elisha | אֱלִישָׁ֤ע | ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H477 Elisha |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Shoot | יְרֵה֙ | yə·rêh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3384 throw, shoot |
| So he shot | וַיּ֔וֹר | way·yō·wr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3384 throw, shoot |
| And Elisha declared | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| This is the LORD’s | לַֽיהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| arrow | חֵץ־ | ḥêṣ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2671 arrow |
| of victory | תְּשׁוּעָ֤ה | tə·šū·‘āh | Noun - feminine singular | H8668 deliverance, salvation |
| the arrow | וְחֵ֣ץ | wə·ḥêṣ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2671 arrow |
| of victory | תְּשׁוּעָ֣ה | tə·šū·‘āh | Noun - feminine singular | H8668 deliverance, salvation |
| over Aram | בַֽאֲרָ֔ם | ḇa·’ă·rām | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H758 Aram |
| for you shall strike | וְהִכִּיתָ֧ | wə·hik·kî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| the Arameans | אֲרָ֛ם | ’ă·rām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H758 Aram |
| in Aphek | בַּאֲפֵ֖ק | ba·’ă·p̄êq | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H663 Aphek |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| you have put an end to them | כַּלֵּֽה׃ | kal·lêh | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 20:26 · 2 Kings 5:10–14 · 1 Corinthians 1:18 · John 11:39–41
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.