2 Kings

2 Kings 6:21–22

²¹And when the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, “My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?”

²²“Do not kill them,” he replied. “Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and then return to their master.”

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2 Kings 6:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And when the king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
saw	כִּרְאֹת֖וֹ	kir·’ō·ṯōw	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H7200 see
them	אוֹתָ֑ם	’ō·w·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
he asked	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Elisha	אֱלִישָׁ֔ע	’ĕ·lî·šā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H477 Elisha
My father	אָבִֽי׃	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
shall I kill	אַכֶּ֖ה	’ak·keh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5221 smite
Shall I kill	הַאַכֶּ֥ה	ha·’ak·keh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5221 smite

2 Kings 6:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
kill them	תַכֶּ֔ה	ṯak·keh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5221 smite
he replied	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
you	אַתָּ֣ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
kill	מַכֶּ֑ה	mak·keh	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5221 smite
those	הַאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ha·’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you have captured	שָׁבִ֛יתָ	šā·ḇî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7617 take captive
with your own sword	בְּחַרְבְּךָ֥	bə·ḥar·bə·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2719 sword
or bow	וּֽבְקַשְׁתְּךָ֖	ū·ḇə·qaš·tə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7198 bow
Set	שִׂים֩	śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
food	לֶ֨חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
and water	וָמַ֜יִם	wā·ma·yim	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
before them	לִפְנֵיהֶ֗ם	lip̄·nê·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
that they may eat	וְיֹֽאכְלוּ֙	wə·yō·ḵə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H398 eat
and drink	וְיִשְׁתּ֔וּ	wə·yiš·tū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8354 drink
and then return	וְיֵלְכ֖וּ	wə·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
their master	אֲדֹנֵיהֶֽם׃	’ă·ḏō·nê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H113 lord

Cross-references

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2 Kings 6:21 2 Kings 5:13 · 2 Kings 8:9 · 2 Kings 2:12

2 Kings 6:22 Genesis 48:22 · Romans 12:20–21 · 2 Chronicles 28:8–15 · Deuteronomy 20:11–16 · Hosea 2:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.