2 Kings

2 Kings 4:1

¹Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now the wife	מִנְּשֵׁ֣י	min·nə·šê	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct	H802 woman, wife, female
of one	אַחַ֣ת	’a·ḥaṯ	Number - feminine singular	H259 one
of the sons	בְנֵֽי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of the prophets	הַ֠נְּבִיאִים	han·nə·ḇî·’îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
cried out	צָעֲקָ֨ה	ṣā·‘ă·qāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6817 cry, cry out, call
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Elisha	אֱלִישָׁ֜ע	’ĕ·lî·šā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H477 Elisha
Your servant	עַבְדְּךָ֤	‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
my husband	אִישִׁי֙	’î·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H376 man
is dead	מֵ֔ת	mêṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
and you	וְאַתָּ֣ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
know	יָדַ֔עְתָּ	yā·ḏa‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3045 know
that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
your servant	עַבְדְּךָ֔	‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
feared	יָרֵ֖א	yā·rê	Adjective - masculine singular	H3373 fear
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
And now his creditor	וְהַ֨נֹּשֶׁ֔ה	wə·han·nō·šeh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5383 lend, borrow
is coming	בָּ֗א	bā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to take	לָקַ֜חַת	lā·qa·ḥaṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3947 take
my two	שְׁנֵ֧י	šə·nê	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
children	יְלָדַ֛י	yə·lā·ḏay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
as his	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
slaves	לַעֲבָדִֽים׃	la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant

Cross-references

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Matthew 18:25 · 2 Kings 2:3 · Psalm 147:11 · Nehemiah 5:2–5 · Leviticus 25:39–41 · Psalm 103:11 · Matthew 18:30 · Psalm 103:17 · James 2:13 · Matthew 18:35 · Psalm 112:1–2 · Ecclesiastes 8:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.