2 Kings
2 Kings 2:3
3Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?”
“Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the sons | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of the prophets | הַנְּבִיאִ֥ים | han·nə·ḇî·’îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| at | בֵּֽית־ | bêṯ- | Preposition | H1008 Bethel |
| Bethel | אֵל֮ | ’êl | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1008 Bethel |
| came out | וַיֵּצְא֨וּ | way·yê·ṣə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3318 go or come out |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Elisha | אֱלִישָׁע֒ | ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H477 Elisha |
| and said | וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Do you know | הֲיָדַ֕עְתָּ | hă·yā·ḏa‘·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will take | לֹקֵ֥חַ | lō·qê·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3947 take |
| your master | אֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ | ’ă·ḏō·ne·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H113 lord |
| away from | מֵעַ֣ל | mê·‘al | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| you | רֹאשֶׁ֑ךָ | rō·še·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7218 head |
| today | הַיּ֗וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| Yes | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| I | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| know | יָדַ֖עְתִּי | yā·ḏa‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| he replied | וַיֹּ֛אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Do not speak | הֶחֱשֽׁוּ׃ | he·ḥĕ·šū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H2814 be silent, inactive, still |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.