2 Kings

2 Kings 20:8–9

⁸Now Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?”

⁹And Isaiah had replied, “This will be a sign to you from the LORD that He will do what He has promised: Would you like the shadow to go forward ten steps, or back ten steps?”

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2 Kings 20:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Hezekiah	חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙	ḥiz·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2396 Chizkijah
had asked	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Isaiah	יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ	yə·ša‘·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3470 Jeshajah
What	מָ֣ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
will be the sign	א֔וֹת	’ō·wṯ	Noun - common singular	H226 sign
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will heal	יִרְפָּ֥א	yir·pā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7495 heal
me	לִ֑י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
and that I will go up	וְעָלִ֛יתִי	wə·‘ā·lî·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to the house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
on the third	הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖י	haš·šə·lî·šî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H7992 third
day	בַּיּ֥וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day

2 Kings 20:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Isaiah	יְשַׁעְיָ֗הוּ	yə·ša‘·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3470 Jeshajah
had replied	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
This	זֶה־	zeh-	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
will be a sign	הָאוֹת֙	hā·’ō·wṯ	Article; Noun - common singular	H226 sign
to you	לְּךָ֤	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
from	מֵאֵ֣ת	mê·’êṯ	Preposition-m; Direct object marker	H854 with
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
that	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will do	יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה	ya·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
what	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
He has promised	דִּבֵּ֑ר	dib·bêr	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
the shadow	הַצֵּל֙	haṣ·ṣêl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6738 shadow
to go	הָלַ֤ךְ	hā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
forward ten	עֶ֣שֶׂר	‘e·śer	Number - feminine singular construct	H6235 ten
steps	מַֽעֲל֔וֹת	ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4609 what comes up
or	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
back	יָשׁ֖וּב	yā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
ten	עֶ֥שֶׂר	‘e·śer	Number - feminine singular construct	H6235 ten
steps	מַעֲלֽוֹת׃	ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4609 what comes up

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2 Kings 20:8 Judges 6:17 · Isaiah 7:11 · Hosea 6:2 · 2 Kings 19:29 · 2 Kings 20:5

2 Kings 20:9 Isaiah 38:7–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.