2 Kings

2 Kings 5:8

⁸Now when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent a message to the king: “Why have you torn your clothes? Please let the man come to me, and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	וַיְהִ֞י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
when Elisha	אֱלִישָׁ֣ע	’ĕ·lî·šā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H477 Elisha
the man	אִישׁ־	’îš-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
heard	כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ׀	kiš·mō·a‘	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
had torn	קָרַ֤ע	qā·ra‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7167 tear
his clothes	בְּגָדָ֔יו	bə·ḡā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H899 treachery
he sent	וַיִּשְׁלַח֙	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
a message to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the king	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Why	לָ֥מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have you torn	קָרַ֖עְתָּ	qā·ra‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7167 tear
your clothes	בְּגָדֶ֑יךָ	bə·ḡā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H899 treachery
Please	נָ֣א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
let	יָבֹֽא־	yā·ḇō-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to me	אֵלַ֔י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
and he will know	וְיֵדַ֕ע	wə·yê·ḏa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
that	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
there is	יֵ֥שׁ	yêš	Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence
a prophet	נָבִ֖יא	nā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
in Israel	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.