2 Kings
2 Kings 15:5
5And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosyb until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
Footnotes
- b 15:5 Leprosy was a term used for various skin diseases; see Leviticus 13.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| afflicted | וַיְנַגַּ֨ע | way·nag·ga‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5060 touch, reach, strike |
| the king | הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| with leprosy | מְצֹרָע֙ | mə·ṣō·rā‘ | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular | H6879 be struck with leprosy, leprous |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the day | י֣וֹם | yō·wm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| he died | מֹת֔וֹ | mō·ṯōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4194 death |
| so that he lived | וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב | way·yê·šeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in a separate | הַחָפְשִׁ֑ית | ha·ḥā·p̄ə·šîṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2669 freedom, separateness |
| house | בְּבֵ֣ית | bə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| while | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| Jotham | וְיוֹתָ֤ם | wə·yō·w·ṯām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3147 Jotham |
| had charge of | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the palace | הַבַּ֔יִת | hab·ba·yiṯ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| and governed | שֹׁפֵ֖ט | šō·p̄êṭ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| the people | עַ֥ם | ‘am | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5971 people |
| of the land | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
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Leviticus 13:46 · Numbers 12:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.