2 Kings
2 Kings 4:16
16And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.”
“No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Elisha declared | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| At this | הַזֶּה֙ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| time | לַמּוֹעֵ֤ד | lam·mō·w·‘êḏ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4150 appointed time, place, meeting |
| next year | כָּעֵ֣ת | kā·‘êṯ | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| you | אַתִּי | ʾat·tī | Pronoun - second person feminine singular | H859 thou |
| will hold | חֹבֶ֣קֶת | ḥō·ḇe·qeṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H2263 clasp, embrace |
| a son | בֵּ֑ן | bên | Noun - masculine singular | H1121 son |
| No | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| my lord | אֲדֹנִי֙ | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| she said | וַתֹּ֗אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| lie | תְּכַזֵּ֖ב | tə·ḵaz·zêḇ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3576 lie, be a liar |
| to your maidservant | בְּשִׁפְחָתֶֽךָ׃ | bə·šip̄·ḥā·ṯe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8198 maid, maid-servant |
| O man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of God | הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 18:10 · Luke 1:13 · 2 Kings 4:28 · Genesis 18:12–15 · Genesis 17:21 · Psalm 116:11 · Genesis 17:16–17 · 2 Kings 2:19 · Luke 1:30–31 · 1 Kings 17:18 · Luke 1:18–20 · 1 Kings 18:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.