2 Kings
2 Kings 20:9
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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| 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.