2 Kings

2 Kings 2:17

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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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 8:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.