2 Kings

2 Kings 6:33

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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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
While Elisha was still	עוֹדֶ֙נּוּ֙	‘ō·w·ḏen·nū	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H5750 a going round, continuance
speaking	מְדַבֵּ֣ר	mə·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H1696 speak
with them	עִמָּ֔ם	‘im·mām	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5973 with
the messenger	הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְ	ham·mal·’āḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4397 messenger
came down	יֹרֵ֣ד	yō·rêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
to him	אֵלָ֑יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
And	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
This	זֹ֤את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
calamity	הָֽרָעָה֙	hā·rā·‘āh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
from	מֵאֵ֣ת	mê·’êṯ	Preposition-m; Direct object marker	H854 with
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Why	מָֽה־	māh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should I wait	אוֹחִ֥יל	’ō·w·ḥîl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3176 wait
for the LORD	לַיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
any longer	עֽוֹד׃ס	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance

Cross-references

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Job 2:9 · Isaiah 8:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.