2 Kings

2 Kings 6:31–33

31He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!”

32Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”

33While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, “This calamity is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”

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2 Kings 6:31

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He announcedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
May Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
punishכֹּֽה־kōh-AdverbH3541 thus, here
meלִּ֥יlîPreposition; first person common singular
and ever soוְכֹ֣הwə·ḵōhConjunctive waw; AdverbH3541 thus, here
severelyיוֹסִ֑ףyō·w·sip̄Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3254 add
ifאִֽם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
the headרֹ֣אשׁrōšNoun - masculine singular constructH7218 head
of Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֧ע’ĕ·lî·šā‘Noun - proper - masculine singularH477 Elisha
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Shaphatשָׁפָ֛טšā·p̄āṭNoun - proper - masculine singularH8202 Shaphat
remainsיַעֲמֹ֞דya·‘ă·mōḏVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5975 take one's stand, stand
on his shouldersעָלָ֖יו‘ā·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH5921 height
through this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day

2 Kings 6:32

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁע֙we·’ĕ·lî·šā‘Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH477 Elisha
was sittingיֹשֵׁ֣בyō·šêḇVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
in his houseבְּבֵית֔וֹbə·ḇê·ṯōwPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1004 house
and the eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםwə·haz·zə·qê·nîmConjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine pluralH2205 old
were sittingיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyō·šə·ḇîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH3427 sit, remain, dwell
with himאִתּ֑וֹ’it·tōwPreposition; third person masculine singularH854 with
The king sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חway·yiš·laḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7971 send
a messengerאִ֜ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
aheadמִלְּפָנָ֗יוmil·lə·p̄ā·nāwPreposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singularH6440 face, before
but beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶםbə·ṭe·remPreposition-b; AdverbH2962 not yet, ere, before that
arrivedיָבֹא֩yā·ḇōVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
Elishaוְה֣וּא׀wə·hūConjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
saidאָמַ֣ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםhaz·zə·qê·nîmArticle; Adjective - masculine pluralH2205 old
Do you seeהַרְּאִיתֶם֙har·rə·’î·ṯemVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH7200 see
howכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
thisהַזֶּה֙haz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
murdererבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
has sentשָׁלַ֞חšā·laḥVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7971 send
someone to cut offלְהָסִ֣ירlə·hā·sîrPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH5493 turn aside
my headרֹאשִׁ֔יrō·šîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH7218 head
Lookרְא֣וּ׀rə·’ūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH7200 see
when the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֗ךְham·mal·’āḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4397 messenger
comesכְּבֹ֣אkə·ḇōPreposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH935 come in, come, go in, go
shutסִגְר֤וּsiḡ·rūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH5462 shut, close
the doorהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙had·de·leṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH1817 door
to keep him outוּלְחַצְתֶּ֤םū·lə·ḥaṣ·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH3905 squeeze, press
Is notהֲל֗וֹאhă·lō·wAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
the soundק֛וֹלqō·wlNoun - masculine singular constructH6963 sound, voice
of his master’sאֲדֹנָ֖יו’ă·ḏō·nāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH113 lord
footstepsרַגְלֵ֥יraḡ·lêNoun - feminine dual constructH7272 foot
behind himאַחֲרָֽיו׃’a·ḥă·rāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH310 behind

2 Kings 6:33

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
While Elisha was stillעוֹדֶ֙נּוּ֙‘ō·w·ḏen·nūAdverb; third person masculine singularH5750 a going round, continuance
speakingמְדַבֵּ֣רmə·ḏab·bêrVerb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularH1696 speak
with themעִמָּ֔ם‘im·māmPreposition; third person masculine pluralH5973 with
the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְham·mal·’āḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4397 messenger
came downיֹרֵ֣דyō·rêḏVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3381 come or go down, descend
to himאֵלָ֑יו’ê·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH413 motion to
Andוַיֹּ֗אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Thisזֹ֤אתzōṯPronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
calamityהָֽרָעָה֙hā·rā·‘āhArticle; Adjective - feminine singularH7451 bad, evil
fromמֵאֵ֣תmê·’êṯPreposition-m; Direct object markerH854 with
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
Whyמָֽה־māh-InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
should I waitאוֹחִ֥יל’ō·w·ḥîlVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularH3176 wait
for the LORDלַיהוָ֖הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
any longerעֽוֹד׃ס‘ō·wḏAdverbH5750 a going round, continuance

Cross-references

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2 Kings 6:31 Ruth 1:17 · 1 Kings 19:2

2 Kings 6:32 Ezekiel 8:1 · Ezekiel 14:1 · Ezekiel 20:1 · 1 Kings 18:4 · 1 Kings 21:10 · 1 Kings 18:13–14

2 Kings 6:33 Job 2:9 · Isaiah 8:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.