2 Kings

2 Kings 13:18–19

¹⁸Then Elisha said, “Take the arrows!”

So he took them, and Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground!”

So he struck the ground three times and stopped.

¹⁹But the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down Aram only three times.”

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2 Kings 13:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Elisha said	וַיֹּ֛אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Take	קַ֥ח	qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3947 take
the arrows	הַחִצִּ֖ים	ha·ḥiṣ·ṣîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2671 arrow
So he took	וַיִּקָּ֑ח	way·yiq·qāḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
and Elisha said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to the king	לְמֶֽלֶךְ־	lə·me·leḵ-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Strike	הַךְ־	haḵ-	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H5221 smite
the ground	אַ֔רְצָה	’ar·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land
So he struck	וַיַּ֥ךְ	way·yaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
the ground three	שָֽׁלֹשׁ־	šā·lōš-	Number - feminine singular	H7969 a three, triad
times	פְּעָמִ֖ים	pə·‘ā·mîm	Noun - feminine plural	H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence
and stopped	וַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד׃	way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand

2 Kings 13:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the man	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
was angry	וַיִּקְצֹ֨ף	way·yiq·ṣōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7107 be wroth
with him	עָלָ֜יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
and said	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
You should have struck	לְהַכּ֨וֹת	lə·hak·kō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5221 smite
the ground five	חָמֵ֤שׁ	ḥā·mêš	Number - feminine singular	H2568 five
or	אוֹ־	’ōw-	Conjunction	H176 or
six	שֵׁשׁ֙	šêš	Number - feminine singular	H8337 six
times	פְּעָמִ֔ים	pə·‘ā·mîm	Noun - feminine plural	H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence
Then	אָ֛ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
you would have struck down	הִכִּ֥יתָ	hik·kî·ṯā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H5221 smite
Aram	אֲרָ֖ם	’ă·rām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H758 Aram
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
you had put an end to it	כַּלֵּ֑ה	kal·lêh	Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
But now	וְעַתָּ֕ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
you will strike down	תַּכֶּ֥ה	tak·keh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5221 smite
Aram	אֲרָֽם׃ס	’ă·rām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H758 Aram
three	שָׁלֹ֥שׁ	šā·lōš	Number - feminine singular	H7969 a three, triad
times	פְּעָמִ֖ים	pə·‘ā·mîm	Noun - feminine plural	H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.