2 Kings
2 Kings 4:32–33
32When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his bed. 33So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.
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2 Kings 4:32
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Elisha | אֱלִישָׁ֖ע | ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H477 Elisha |
| reached | וַיָּבֹ֥א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the house | הַבָּ֑יְתָה | hab·bā·yə·ṯāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H1004 house |
| there was | וְהִנֵּ֤ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the boy | הַנַּ֙עַר֙ | han·na·‘ar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| lying | מֻשְׁכָּ֖ב | muš·kāḇ | Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular | H7901 lie down |
| dead | מֵ֔ת | mêṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H4191 die |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| his bed | מִטָּתֽוֹ׃ | miṭ·ṭā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4296 couch, bed |
2 Kings 4:33
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So he went in | וַיָּבֹ֕א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| closed | וַיִּסְגֹּ֥ר | way·yis·gōr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5462 shut, close |
| the door | הַדֶּ֖לֶת | had·de·leṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1817 door |
| behind | בְּעַ֣ד | bə·‘aḏ | Preposition | H1157 separation |
| the two of them | שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם | šə·nê·hem | Number - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural | H8147 two |
| and prayed | וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֖ל | way·yiṯ·pal·lêl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6419 intervene, interpose |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
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2 Kings 4:33 Matthew 6:6 · 2 Kings 4:4 · Acts 9:40 · James 5:13–18 · 1 Kings 17:20–21 · Luke 8:51
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.