2 Kings

2 Kings 2:18

¹⁸When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When they returned	וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ	way·yā·šu·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֵלָ֔יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
who	וְה֖וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was staying	יֹשֵׁ֣ב	yō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in Jericho	בִּירִיח֑וֹ	bî·rî·ḥōw	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3405 Jericho
he said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to them	אֲלֵהֶ֔ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
Didn’t	הֲלֽוֹא־	hă·lō·w-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
I tell	אָמַ֥רְתִּי	’ā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
you	אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם	’ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H413 motion to
not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
to go	תֵּלֵֽכוּ׃	tê·lê·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.