2 Kings

2 Kings 3:15

15But now, bring me a harpist.d”

And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha

Footnotes

  • d 3:15 Or a musician; twice in this verse

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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But nowוְעַתָּ֖הwə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
bringקְחוּ־qə·ḥū-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH3947 take
meלִ֣יlîPreposition; first person common singular
a harpistמְנַגֵּ֑ןmə·nag·gênVerb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularH5059 touch
And whileוְהָיָה֙wə·hā·yāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the harpistהַֽמְנַגֵּ֔ןham·nag·gênArticle; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularH5059 touch
playedכְּנַגֵּ֣ןkə·nag·gênPreposition-k; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH5059 touch
the handיַד־yaḏ-Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
cameוַתְּהִ֥יwat·tə·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
upon Elishaעָלָ֖יו‘ā·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH5921 height

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Samuel 16:23 · Ephesians 5:18–19 · 1 Samuel 10:5 · Ezekiel 1:3 · 1 Kings 18:46 · Ezekiel 8:1 · 1 Chronicles 25:1–3 · Ezekiel 3:14 · Acts 11:21 · 1 Samuel 18:10 · Ezekiel 3:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.