2 Kings
2 Kings 4:13
13and Elisha said to Gehazi, “Now tell her, ‘Look, you have gone to all this trouble for us. What can we do for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or the commander of the army?’”
“I have a home among my own people,” she replied.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to Gehazi | ל֗וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| Now | נָ֣א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| tell | אֱמָר־ | ’ĕ·mār- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| her | אֵלֶיהָ֮ | ’ê·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H413 motion to |
| Look | הִנֵּ֣ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| you have gone to all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| this | הַזֹּאת֒ | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| trouble | חָרַ֣דְתְּ׀ | ḥā·raḏt | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H2729 tremble, be terrified |
| for us | אֵלֵינוּ֮ | ’ê·lê·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H413 motion to |
| What | מֶ֚ה | meh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| can we do | לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| for you | לָ֔ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| Can we speak | לְדַבֶּר־ | lə·ḏab·ber- | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1696 speak |
| on your behalf to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| or | א֖וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| the commander | שַׂ֣ר | śar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of the army | הַצָּבָ֑א | haṣ·ṣā·ḇā | Article; Noun - common singular | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| I | אָנֹכִ֥י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| have a home | יֹשָֽׁבֶת׃ | yō·šā·ḇeṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| among | בְּת֥וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| my own people | עַמִּ֖י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| she replied | וַתֹּ֕אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
Cross-references
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2 Timothy 1:16–18 · Hebrews 6:10 · Philippians 4:18–19 · 1 Timothy 6:6–8 · 1 Thessalonians 5:12–13 · Romans 16:6 · Hebrews 13:5 · Romans 16:2 · Psalm 37:3 · Matthew 10:40–42 · 2 Samuel 19:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.