2 Kings

2 Kings 3:14

¹⁴Then Elisha said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not for my regard for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you or acknowledge you.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Elisha	אֱלִישָׁ֗ע	’ĕ·lî·šā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H477 Elisha
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
As surely as the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָאוֹת֙	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
lives	חַי־	ḥay-	Noun - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
before	לְפָנָ֔יו	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
whom	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I stand	עָמַ֣דְתִּי	‘ā·maḏ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
were it not	לוּלֵ֛י	lū·lê	Conjunction	H3884 if not, unless
for my regard	נֹשֵׂ֑א	nō·śê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
for the presence	פְּנֵ֛י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of Jehoshaphat	יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט	yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3092 Jehoshaphat
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֖ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
I would not	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
look	אַבִּ֥יט	’ab·bîṭ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5027 look
at you	אֵלֶ֖יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
or	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
acknowledge you	אֶרְאֶֽךָּ׃	’er·’e·kā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H7200 see

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