2 Kings

2 Kings 2:23

²³From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys^b came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”

Footnotes

b 2:23 Or some small youths or some insignificant young men; similarly in verse 24

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From there	מִשָּׁ֖ם	miš·šām	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
Elisha went up	וַיַּ֥עַל	way·ya·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to	בֵּֽית־	bêṯ-	Preposition	H1008 Bethel
Bethel	אֵ֑ל	’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1008 Bethel
and as he	וְה֣וּא׀	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was walking up	עֹלֶ֣ה	‘ō·leh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
the road	בַדֶּ֗רֶךְ	ḇad·de·reḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
a group of boys	וּנְעָרִ֤ים	ū·nə·‘ā·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H5288 a shaking, scattering
came out	יָצְא֣וּ	yā·ṣə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3318 go or come out
of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the city	הָעִ֔יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
and jeered at	וַיִּתְקַלְּסוּ־	way·yiṯ·qal·lə·sū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7046 mock, scoff
him	בוֹ֙	ḇōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
chanting	וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Go up	עֲלֵ֥ה	‘ă·lêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
you baldhead	קֵרֵ֖חַ	qê·rê·aḥ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7142 bald
Go up	עֲלֵ֥ה	‘ă·lêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
you baldhead	קֵרֵֽחַ׃	qê·rê·aḥ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7142 bald

Cross-references

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2 Chronicles 36:16 · Job 30:1 · Job 19:18 · Proverbs 22:6 · Genesis 21:9 · Psalm 31:18 · Amos 5:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.