2 Kings
2 Kings 6:21
21And when the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, “My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?”
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.