2 Kings
2 Kings 4:7
7She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt. Then you and your sons can live on the remainder.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| She went | וַתָּבֹ֗א | wat·tā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| and told | וַתַּגֵּד֙ | wat·tag·gêḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| the man | לְאִ֣ישׁ | lə·’îš | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of God | הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| and he said | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Go | לְכִי֙ | lə·ḵî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| sell | מִכְרִ֣י | miḵ·rî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H4376 sell |
| the oil | הַשֶּׁ֔מֶן | haš·še·men | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8081 fat, oil |
| and pay | וְשַׁלְּמִ֖י | wə·šal·lə·mî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Imperative - feminine singular | H7999 be complete, sound |
| your debt | נִשְׁיֵכִי | niš·yē·ḵī | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H5386 debt |
| Then you | וְאַ֣תְּ | wə·’at | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person feminine singular | H859 thou |
| and your sons | בְּנֵיכִי | bə·nē·ḵī | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H1121 son |
| can live | תִֽחְיִ֖י | ṯiḥ·yî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | H2421 live |
| on the remainder | בַּנּוֹתָֽר׃פ | ban·nō·w·ṯār | Preposition-b, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H3498 remain over |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.