2 Kings

2 Kings 13:20–21

²⁰And Elisha died and was buried.

Now the Moabite raiders used to come into the land every spring.^c ²¹Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.

Footnotes

c 13:20 Literally into the land at the coming in of the year

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2 Kings 13:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Elisha	אֱלִישָׁ֖ע	’ĕ·lî·šā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H477 Elisha
died	וַיָּ֥מָת	way·yā·māṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
and was buried	וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֑הוּ	way·yiq·bə·ru·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H6912 bury
Now the Moabite	מוֹאָ֛ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
raiders	וּגְדוּדֵ֥י	ū·ḡə·ḏū·ḏê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1416 band, troop
used to come	יָבֹ֥אוּ	yā·ḇō·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into the land	בָאָ֖רֶץ	ḇā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
every spring	בָּ֥א	bā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go

2 Kings 13:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Once	וַיְהִ֞י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
as the Israelites	הֵ֣ם׀	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
were burying	קֹבְרִ֣ים	qō·ḇə·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6912 bury
a man	אִ֗ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
suddenly	וְהִנֵּה֙	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
they saw	רָא֣וּ	rā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7200 see
a band	הַגְּד֔וּד	hag·gə·ḏūḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1416 band, troop
so they threw	וַיַּשְׁלִ֥יכוּ	way·yaš·lî·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7993 throw, fling, cast
the man’s body	הָאִ֖ישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
into Elisha’s	אֱלִישָׁ֑ע	’ĕ·lî·šā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H477 Elisha
tomb	בְּקֶ֣בֶר	bə·qe·ḇer	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6913 grave, sepulchre
And as soon as	וַיִּגַּ֤ע	way·yig·ga‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
the bones	בְּעַצְמ֣וֹת	bə·‘aṣ·mō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H6106 bone, substance, self
of Elisha	אֱלִישָׁ֔ע	’ĕ·lî·šā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H477 Elisha
the man	הָאִישׁ֙	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
was revived	וַיְחִ֖י	way·ḥî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
and stood	וַיָּ֥קָם	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
up on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his feet	רַגְלָֽיו׃פ	raḡ·lāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H7272 foot

Cross-references

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2 Kings 13:20 2 Kings 24:2 · 2 Kings 3:7

2 Kings 13:21 Acts 19:12 · 2 Kings 4:35 · John 5:28–29 · Ezekiel 37:1–10 · John 5:25 · Acts 5:15 · Matthew 27:52–53 · Isaiah 26:19 · Revelation 11:11 · John 11:44

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.