2 Kings
2 Kings 6:4
4So Elisha went with them, and when they came to the Jordan, they began to cut down some trees.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| with them | אִתָּ֑ם | ’it·tām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H854 with |
| and when they came | וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to the Jordan | הַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָה | hay·yar·dê·nāh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H3383 Jordan |
| they began to cut down | וַֽיִּגְזְר֖וּ | way·yiḡ·zə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1504 cut, divide |
| some trees | הָעֵצִֽים׃ | hā·‘ê·ṣîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.