2 Kings

2 Kings 2:20–21

²⁰“Bring me a new bowl,” he replied, “and put some salt in it.”

So they brought it to him, ²¹and Elisha went out to the spring, cast the salt into it, and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘I have healed this water. No longer will it cause death or unfruitfulness.^a’”

Footnotes

a 2:21 Or barrenness

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2 Kings 2:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Bring	קְחוּ־	qə·ḥū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3947 take
me	לִי֙	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
a new	חֲדָשָׁ֔ה	ḥă·ḏā·šāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2319 new
bowl	צְלֹחִ֣ית	ṣə·lō·ḥîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H6746 jar
he replied	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
and put	וְשִׂ֥ימוּ	wə·śî·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
some salt	מֶ֑לַח	me·laḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4417 salt
in it	שָׁ֖ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
So they brought	וַיִּקְח֖וּ	way·yiq·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
to him	אֵלָֽיו׃	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to

2 Kings 2:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and	וַיֵּצֵא֙	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the spring	מוֹצָ֣א	mō·w·ṣā	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4161 place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring
cast	וַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־	way·yaš·leḵ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
the salt	מֶ֑לַח	me·laḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4417 salt
into it	שָׁ֖ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
and said	וַיֹּ֜אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
This is what	כֹּֽה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I have healed	רִפִּ֙אתִי֙	rip·pi·ṯî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H7495 heal
this	הָאֵ֔לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
water	לַמַּ֣יִם	lam·ma·yim	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
No	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
longer	ע֖וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
will it cause	יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
death	מָ֥וֶת	mā·weṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death
or unfruitfulness	וּמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃	ū·mə·šak·kā·leṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular	H7921 be bereaved

Cross-references

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2 Kings 2:21 Exodus 15:25–26 · 2 Kings 4:41 · Leviticus 2:13 · 2 Kings 6:6 · Revelation 22:2–3 · Revelation 21:4 · John 9:6 · Mark 9:50 · Matthew 5:11 · 1 Corinthians 1:18–28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.