2 Kings
2 Kings 6:13–14
13So the king said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send men to capture him.”
On receiving the report, “Elisha is in Dothan,” 14the king of Aram sent horses, chariots, and a great army. They went there by night and surrounded the city.
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2 Kings 6:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the king said | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Go | לְכ֤וּ | lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| and see | וּרְאוּ֙ | ū·rə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7200 see |
| where | אֵיכֹ֣ה | ’ê·ḵōh | Interrogative | H351 In what manner? |
| he | ה֔וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| that I may send | וְאֶשְׁלַ֖ח | wə·’eš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H7971 send |
| men to capture him | וְאֶקָּחֵ֑הוּ | wə·’eq·qā·ḥê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| On receiving the report | וַיֻּגַּד־ | way·yug·gaḏ- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hofal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| Elisha is in Dothan | בְדֹתָֽן׃ | ḇə·ḏō·ṯān | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1886 Dothan |
2 Kings 6:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sent | וַיִּשְׁלַח־ | way·yiš·laḥ- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| horses | סוּסִ֥ים | sū·sîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5483 swallow or swift |
| chariots | וְרֶ֖כֶב | wə·re·ḵeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone |
| and a great | כָּבֵ֑ד | kā·ḇêḏ | Adjective - masculine singular | H3515 heavy |
| army | וְחַ֣יִל | wə·ḥa·yil | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army |
| They went there | וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| by night | לַ֔יְלָה | lay·lāh | Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| and surrounded | וַיַּקִּ֖פוּ | way·yaq·qi·p̄ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5362 strike off |
| the city | הָעִֽיר׃ | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
Cross-references
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2 Kings 6:13 Genesis 37:17 · John 11:47–53
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.