2 Kings
2 Kings 6:28
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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| 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 Samuel 14:5 · Judges 18:23 · Leviticus 26:29 · Lamentations 4:10 · Luke 23:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.