2 Kings
2 Kings 2:19
19Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Please note, our lord, that the city’s location is good, as you can see. But the water is bad and the land is unfruitful.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the men | אַנְשֵׁ֤י | ’an·šê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H582 man, mankind |
| of the city | הָעִיר֙ | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Elisha | אֱלִישָׁ֔ע | ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H477 Elisha |
| Please | נָ֞א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| note | הִנֵּה־ | hin·nêh- | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| our lord | אֲדֹנִ֖י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| that the city’s | הָעִיר֙ | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| location | מוֹשַׁ֤ב | mō·wō·šaḇ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4186 seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers |
| is good | ט֔וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| can see | רֹאֶ֑ה | rō·’eh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| But the water | וְהַמַּ֥יִם | wə·ham·ma·yim | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| bad | רָעִ֖ים | rā·‘îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7451 bad, evil |
| and the land | וְהָאָ֥רֶץ | wə·hā·’ā·reṣ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| is unfruitful | מְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃ | mə·šak·kā·leṯ | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular | H7921 be bereaved |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 23:26 · Deuteronomy 28:2–4 · Deuteronomy 28:11 · Deuteronomy 28:15–18 · Exodus 7:19 · 1 Kings 16:34 · Exodus 15:23 · Numbers 12:11 · 1 Kings 18:7 · Joshua 6:26 · Hosea 9:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.