2 Kings

2 Kings 4:27

27When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When she reachedוַתָּבֹ֞אwat·tā·ḇōConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
the manאִ֤ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singular constructH376 man
of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙hā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
atאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the mountainהָהָ֔רhā·hārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
she clungוַֽתַּחֲזֵ֖קwat·ta·ḥă·zêqConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
to his feetבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbə·raḡ·lāwPreposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singularH7272 foot
Gehaziגֵּֽיחֲזִ֜יgê·ḥă·zîNoun - proper - masculine singularH1522 Gechazi
came overוַיִּגַּ֨שׁway·yig·gašConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5066 draw near, approach
to push her awayלְהָדְפָ֗הּlə·hā·ḏə·p̄āhPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singularH1920 thrust
but the manאִ֨ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singular constructH376 man
of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Leave her aloneהַרְפֵּֽה־har·pêh-Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularH7503 sink, relax
forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
her soulנַפְשָׁ֣הּnap̄·šāhNoun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
in deep distressמָֽרָה־mā·rāh-Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH4843 be bitter
and the LORDוַֽיהוָה֙Yah·wehConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
has hiddenהֶעְלִ֣יםhe‘·lîmVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5956 conceal
it from meמִמֶּ֔נִּיmim·men·nîPreposition; first person common singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
and has notוְלֹ֥אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
toldהִגִּ֖ידhig·gîḏVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5046 be conspicuous
meלִֽי׃lîPreposition; first person common singular

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