2 Kings
2 Kings 3:16
16and he said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Dig this valley full of ditches.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he said | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| This is what | כֹּ֖ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Dig | עָשֹׂ֛ה | ‘ā·śōh | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H6213 do, make |
| this | הַזֶּ֖ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| valley | הַנַּ֥חַל | han·na·ḥal | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady |
| full of ditches | גֵּבִֽים׃ | gê·ḇîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1356 pit |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.