2 Kings

2 Kings 2:16–17

¹⁶“Look now,” they said to Elisha, “we your servants have fifty valiant men. Please let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up and put him on one of the mountains or in one of the valleys.”

“Do not send them,” Elisha replied.

¹⁷But when they pressed him to the point of embarrassment, he said, “Send them.”

And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find Elijah.

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2 Kings 2:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Look	הִנֵּה־	hin·nêh-	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
now	נָ֣א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
they said	וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to Elisha	אֵלָ֡יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
we your servants	עֲבָדֶיךָ֩	‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
have	יֵֽשׁ־	yêš-	Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence
fifty	חֲמִשִּׁ֨ים	ḥă·miš·šîm	Number - common plural	H2572 fifty
valiant	חַ֗יִל	ḥa·yil	Noun - masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
men	אֲנָשִׁ֜ים	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
Please	נָא֮	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
let them go	יֵ֣לְכוּ	yê·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
and search for	וִיבַקְשׁ֣וּ	wî·ḇaq·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1245 seek
your master	אֲדֹנֶיךָ֒	’ă·ḏō·ne·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H113 lord
Perhaps	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
the Spirit	ר֣וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has taken him up	נְשָׂאוֹ֙	nə·śā·’ōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
and put him	וַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙	way·yaš·li·ḵê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
on one	בְּאַחַ֣ד	bə·’a·ḥaḏ	Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular construct	H259 one
of the mountains	הֶהָרִ֔ים	he·hā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
or	א֖וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
in one	בְּאַחַ֣ת	bə·’a·ḥaṯ	Preposition-b; Number - feminine singular construct	H259 one
of the valleys	הַגְּיָאוֹת	hag·gə·yå̄·ʾōṯ	Article; Noun - common plural	H1516 valley
Do not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
send them	תִשְׁלָֽחוּ׃	ṯiš·lā·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7971 send
replied	וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say

2 Kings 2:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But when they pressed	וַיִּפְצְרוּ־	way·yip̄·ṣə·rū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6484 push, press
him	ב֥וֹ	ḇōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
to the point of	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
embarrassment	בֹּ֖שׁ	bōš	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H954 be ashamed
he said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Send	שְׁלָ֑חוּ	šə·lā·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7971 send
And they sent	וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙	way·yiš·lə·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7971 send
fifty	חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים	ḥă·miš·šîm	Number - common plural	H2572 fifty
men	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who searched for	וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ	way·ḇaq·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1245 seek
three	שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־	šə·lō·šāh-	Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
days	יָמִ֖ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
but did not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
find	מְצָאֻֽהוּ׃	mə·ṣā·’u·hū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find

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2 Kings 2:16 1 Kings 18:12 · Acts 8:39

2 Kings 2:17 2 Kings 8:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.