2 Kings

2 Kings 6:22–23

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.”

²³So the king prepared a great feast for them, and after they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them away, and they returned to their master. And the Aramean raiders did not come into the land of Israel again.

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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

2 Kings 6:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	גְדוֹלָ֗ה	ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
feast	וַיִּכְרֶ֨ה	way·yiḵ·reh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3739 get by trade, trade
for them	כֵּרָ֣ה	kê·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3740 a feast
and after they had finished eating	וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙	way·yō·ḵə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H398 eat
and drinking	וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּ	way·yiš·tū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8354 drink
he sent them away	וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֔ם	way·šal·lə·ḥêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7971 send
and they returned	וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ	way·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
their master	אֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֑ם	’ă·ḏō·nê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H113 lord
And the Aramean	אֲרָ֔ם	’ă·rām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H758 Aram
raiders	גְּדוּדֵ֣י	gə·ḏū·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1416 band, troop
did not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
come	לָב֖וֹא	lā·ḇō·w	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into the land	בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
again	יָ֤סְפוּ	yā·sə·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3254 add

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

2 Kings 6:23 2 Kings 5:2 · 2 Kings 24:2 · 2 Kings 6:8–9 · Luke 10:29–37 · Luke 6:35

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.