2 Kings
2 Kings 6:26–28
26As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “Help me, my lord the king!”
27He answered, “If the LORD does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?” 28Then the king asked her, “What is the matter?”
And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him, and tomorrow we will eat my son.’
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2 Kings 6:26
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As the king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| was passing by | עֹבֵ֖ר | ‘ō·ḇêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the wall | הַחֹמָ֑ה | ha·ḥō·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2346 wall |
| a woman | וְאִשָּׁ֗ה | wə·’iš·šāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| cried out | צָעֲקָ֤ה | ṣā·‘ă·qāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H6817 cry, cry out, call |
| to him | אֵלָיו֙ | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| Help me | הוֹשִׁ֖יעָה | hō·wō·šî·‘āh | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H3467 deliver |
| my lord | אֲדֹנִ֥י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| the king | הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
2 Kings 6:27
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He answered | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| If the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| does not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| help you | יוֹשִׁעֵ֣ךְ | yō·wō·ši·‘êḵ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person feminine singular | H3467 deliver |
| where | מֵאַ֖יִן | mê·’a·yin | Preposition-m; Adverb | H370 whence? |
| can I find help for you | אֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֑ךְ | ’ō·wō·šî·‘êḵ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singular | H3467 deliver |
| From | הֲמִן־ | hă·min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the threshing floor | הַגֹּ֖רֶן | hag·gō·ren | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1637 threshing-floor |
| or | א֥וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| the winepress | הַיָּֽקֶב׃ | hay·yā·qeḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3342 wine-vat |
2 Kings 6:28
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| asked | וַיֹּֽאמֶר־ | way·yō·mer- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| her | לָ֥הּ | lāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| is the matter | לָּ֑ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| And she answered | וַתֹּ֗אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| This | הַזֹּ֜את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| woman | הָאִשָּׁ֨ה | hā·’iš·šāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| said | אָמְרָ֣ה | ’ā·mə·rāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to me | אֵלַ֗י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| Give up | תְּנִ֤י | tə·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| your son | בְּנֵךְ֙ | bə·nêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H1121 son |
| that we may eat him | וְנֹאכְלֶ֣נּוּ | wə·nō·ḵə·len·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| tomorrow | מָחָֽר׃ | mā·ḥār | Adverb | H4279 tomorrow, in time to come |
| we will eat | נֹאכַ֥ל | nō·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H398 eat |
| my son | בְּנִ֖י | bə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
Cross-references
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2 Kings 6:26 2 Samuel 14:4 · Isaiah 10:3 · Luke 18:3 · Acts 21:28
2 Kings 6:27 Psalm 118:8–9 · Psalm 124:1–3
2 Kings 6:28 2 Samuel 14:5 · Judges 18:23 · Leviticus 26:29 · Lamentations 4:10 · Luke 23:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.