2 Kings
2 Kings 6:1
1Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please take note that the place where we meet with you is too small for us.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now the sons | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of the prophets | הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים | han·nə·ḇî·’îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| said | וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Elisha | אֱלִישָׁ֑ע | ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H477 Elisha |
| Please | נָ֣א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| take note | הִנֵּֽה־ | hin·nêh- | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| that the place | הַמָּק֗וֹם | ham·mā·qō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| where | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| we | אֲנַ֜חְנוּ | ’ă·naḥ·nū | Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| meet | יֹשְׁבִ֥ים | yō·šə·ḇîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| with you | לְפָנֶ֖יךָ | lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| is too small | צַ֥ר | ṣar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6862 narrow, tight |
| for us | מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ | mim·men·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Kings 2:3 · Isaiah 54:2–3 · Isaiah 49:19–20 · 1 Kings 20:35 · Joshua 19:47 · Joshua 17:14 · 1 Samuel 19:20 · 2 Kings 4:1 · Job 36:16 · 2 Kings 4:38
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.