2 Kings
2 Kings 22:20
20‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’”
So they brought her answer back to the king.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | לָכֵן֩ | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| I will indeed gather | אֹֽסִפְךָ֜ | ’ō·sip̄·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H622 gather, remove |
| you to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| your fathers | אֲבֹתֶ֗יךָ | ’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1 father |
| and you will be gathered | וְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣ | wə·ne·’ĕ·sap̄·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H622 gather, remove |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| your grave | קִבְרֹתֶיךָ֮ | qiḇ·rō·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6913 grave, sepulchre |
| in peace | בְּשָׁלוֹם֒ | bə·šā·lō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| Your eyes | עֵינֶ֔יךָ | ‘ê·ne·ḵā | Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| will not | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| see | תִרְאֶ֣ינָה | ṯir·’e·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H7200 see |
| all | בְּכֹל֙ | bə·ḵōl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the calamity | הָֽרָעָ֔ה | hā·rā·‘āh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| will bring | מֵבִ֖יא | mê·ḇî | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| this | הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| place | הַמָּק֣וֹם | ham·mā·qō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| So they brought | וַיָּשִׁ֥יבוּ | way·yā·šî·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| her | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| answer | דָּבָֽר׃ | dā·ḇār | Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| back to the king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 37:37 · Isaiah 57:1–2 · 1 Chronicles 17:11 · Genesis 25:8 · Jeremiah 22:15–16 · Jeremiah 22:10 · 2 Kings 23:29–30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.