2 Kings
2 Kings 20:14–15
14Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?”
“They came from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.”
15“What have they seen in your palace?” Isaiah asked.
“They have seen everything in my palace,” answered Hezekiah. “There is nothing among my treasures that I did not show them.”
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2 Kings 20:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the prophet | הַנָּבִ֔יא | han·nā·ḇî | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| Isaiah | יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ | yə·ša‘·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3470 Jeshajah |
| went | וַיָּבֹא֙ | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| King | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Hezekiah | חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ | ḥiz·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2396 Chizkijah |
| and asked | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Where | וּמֵאַ֙יִן֙ | ū·mê·’a·yin | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Adverb | H370 whence? |
| did those | הָאֵ֗לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| men | הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| come from | יָבֹ֣אוּ | yā·ḇō·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| and what | מָ֥ה | māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| did they say | אָמְר֣וּ׀ | ’ā·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| to you | אֵלָ֜יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| They came | בָּ֖אוּ | bā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| from a distant | רְחוֹקָ֛ה | rə·ḥō·w·qāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7350 distant, far |
| land | מֵאֶ֧רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| Hezekiah | חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ | ḥiz·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2396 Chizkijah |
| replied | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| from Babylon | מִבָּבֶֽל׃ | mib·bā·ḇel | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
2 Kings 20:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | מָ֥ה | māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| have they seen | רָא֖וּ | rā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7200 see |
| in your palace | בְּבֵיתֶ֑ךָ | bə·ḇê·ṯe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1004 house |
| Isaiah asked | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| They have seen | רָא֔וּ | rā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7200 see |
| everything | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| in my palace | בְּבֵיתִי֙ | bə·ḇê·ṯî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1004 house |
| answered | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Hezekiah | חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ | ḥiz·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2396 Chizkijah |
| There is nothing | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| among my treasures | בְּאֹצְרֹתָֽי׃ | bə·’ō·ṣə·rō·ṯāy | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I did not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| show them | הִרְאִיתִ֖ם | hir·’î·ṯim | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H7200 see |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.