2 Kings

2 Kings 23:18

¹⁸“Let him rest,” said Josiah. “Do not let anyone disturb his bones.”

So they left his bones undisturbed, along with those of the prophet who had come from Samaria.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let him rest	הַנִּ֣יחוּ	han·nî·ḥū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H5117 rest
said	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
let anyone	אִ֖ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
disturb	יָנַ֣ע	yā·na‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H5128 quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter
his bones	עַצְמֹתָ֑יו	‘aṣ·mō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6106 bone, substance, self
So they left his bones	עַצְמֹתָ֔יו	‘aṣ·mō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6106 bone, substance, self
undisturbed	וַֽיְמַלְּטוּ֙	way·mal·lə·ṭū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4422 slip away
along with those	עַצְמ֣וֹת	‘aṣ·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H6106 bone, substance, self
of the prophet	הַנָּבִ֔יא	han·nā·ḇî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
had come	בָּ֖א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
from Samaria	מִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃	miš·šō·mə·rō·wn	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron

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1 Kings 13:31 · 1 Kings 13:1–22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.