2 Kings
2 Kings 5:7
7When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When the king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| read | כִּקְרֹא֩ | kiq·rō | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| the letter | הַסֵּ֜פֶר | has·sê·p̄er | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5612 missive, document, writing, book |
| he tore | וַיִּקְרַ֣ע | way·yiq·ra‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7167 tear |
| his clothes | בְּגָדָ֗יו | bə·ḡā·ḏāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H899 treachery |
| and asked | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Am I | אָ֙נִי֙ | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| God | הַאֱלֹהִ֥ים | ha·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| killing | לְהָמִ֣ית | lə·hā·mîṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H4191 die |
| and giving life | וּֽלְהַחֲי֔וֹת | ū·lə·ha·ḥă·yō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H2421 live |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this | זֶה֙ | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| expects | שֹׁלֵ֣חַ | šō·lê·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7971 send |
| me | אֵלַ֔י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| to cure | לֶאֱסֹ֥ף | le·’ĕ·sōp̄ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H622 gather, remove |
| a leper | מִצָּֽרַעְתּ֑וֹ | miṣ·ṣā·ra‘·tōw | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6883 leprosy |
| Surely you can | דְּעֽוּ־ | də·‘ū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3045 know |
| see | וּרְא֔וּ | ū·rə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7200 see |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he | ה֖וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is seeking a quarrel | מִתְאַנֶּ֥ה | miṯ·’an·neh | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H579 be opportune, meet, encounter opportunely |
| with me | לִֽי׃ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 2:6 · 1 Kings 20:7 · Genesis 30:2 · Deuteronomy 32:39 · Hosea 6:1 · Luke 11:54 · Daniel 2:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.