2 Kings
2 Kings 13:21
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.
Word by word
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| 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
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.