2 Kings
2 Kings 6:17
17Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.”
And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Elisha | אֱלִישָׁע֙ | ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H477 Elisha |
| prayed | וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤ל | way·yiṯ·pal·lêl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6419 intervene, interpose |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֕ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| please | נָ֥א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| open | פְּקַח־ | pə·qaḥ- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6491 open |
| his eyes | עֵינָ֖יו | ‘ê·nāw | Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| that he may see | וְיִרְאֶ֑ה | wə·yir·’eh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| And the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| opened | וַיִּפְקַ֤ח | way·yip̄·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6491 open |
| the eyes | עֵינֵ֣י | ‘ê·nê | Noun - cdc | H5869 eye |
| of the young man | הַנַּ֔עַר | han·na·‘ar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| and he saw that | וַיַּ֗רְא | way·yar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| the hills | הָהָ֜ר | hā·hār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| were full of | מָלֵ֨א | mā·lê | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4390 be full, fill |
| horses | סוּסִ֥ים | sū·sîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5483 swallow or swift |
| and chariots | וְרֶ֛כֶב | wə·re·ḵeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone |
| of fire | אֵ֖שׁ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| all around | סְבִיבֹ֥ת | sə·ḇî·ḇōṯ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| Elisha | אֱלִישָֽׁע׃ | ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H477 Elisha |
Cross-references
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Psalm 68:17 · Psalm 34:7 · Zechariah 6:1–7 · Hebrews 1:14 · Acts 26:18 · 2 Kings 2:11 · Isaiah 42:7 · Matthew 26:53 · Psalm 119:18 · Revelation 19:14 · Psalm 91:11 · Zechariah 1:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.