2 Kings

2 Kings 20:4–5

4Before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard,a the word of the LORD came to him, saying, 5“Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.

Footnotes

  • a 20:4 LXX and an alternate MT reading; the other alternate reads the middle of the city

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2 Kings 20:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Beforeלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּyə·ša‘·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH3470 Jeshajah
had leftיָצָ֔אyā·ṣāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
the middleהַתִּֽיכֹנָ֑הhat·tî·ḵō·nāhArticle; Adjective - feminine singularH8484 middle
courtyardהָעִירhå̄·ʿīrNoun - common singularH5892 excitement
the wordוּדְבַר־ū·ḏə·ḇar-Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH1697 speech, word
of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
cameהָיָ֥הhā·yāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to himאֵלָ֖יו’ê·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH413 motion to
sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃lê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say

2 Kings 20:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Go backשׁ֣וּבšūḇVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֞wə·’ā·mar·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּḥiz·qî·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH2396 Chizkijah
the leaderנְגִיד־nə·ḡîḏ-Noun - masculine singular constructH5057 leader
of My peopleעַמִּ֗י‘am·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
that this is whatכֹּֽה־kōh-AdverbH3541 thus, here
the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
the Godאֱלֹהֵי֙’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ’ā·ḇî·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1 father
Davidדָּוִ֣דdā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
saysאָמַ֤ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙šā·ma‘·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH8085 hear
your prayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָtə·p̄il·lā·ṯe·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH8605 prayer
I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיrā·’î·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH7200 see
your tearsדִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָdim·‘ā·ṯe·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1832 tears
I will surely healרֹ֣פֶאrō·p̄eVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7495 heal
youלָ֔ךְlāḵPreposition; second person feminine singular
On the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יhaš·šə·lî·šîArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH7992 third
day from nowבַּיּוֹם֙bay·yō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
you will go upתַּעֲלֶ֖הta·‘ă·lehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
to the houseבֵּ֥יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

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2 Kings 20:5 Psalm 66:19–20 · Isaiah 38:5 · 1 Samuel 9:16 · 2 Kings 19:20 · Psalm 39:12 · Psalm 126:5 · Psalm 147:3 · James 5:14–15 · Psalm 56:8 · Revelation 7:17 · Luke 1:13 · Psalm 118:17–19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.