2 Kings
2 Kings 6:9–10
9Then the man of God sent word to the king of Israel: “Be careful not to pass by this place, for the Arameans are going down there.”
10So the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had pointed out. Time and againa Elisha warned the king, so that he was on his guard in such places.
Footnotes
- a 6:10 Literally Not once and not twice
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
2 Kings 6:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of God | הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| sent | וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| word to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the king | מֶ֤לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| Be careful not | הִשָּׁ֕מֶר | hiš·šā·mer | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| to pass by | מֵעֲבֹ֖ר | mê·‘ă·ḇōr | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| this | הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| place | הַמָּק֣וֹם | ham·mā·qō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the Arameans | אֲרָ֥ם | ’ă·rām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H758 Aram |
| are going down | נְחִתִּֽים׃ | nə·ḥit·tîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H5185 descending |
| there | שָׁ֖ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
2 Kings 6:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| sent | וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| word to | אֶֽל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the place | הַמָּק֞וֹם | ham·mā·qō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| the man | אִישׁ־ | ’îš- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of God | הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| had pointed out | אָֽמַר־ | ’ā·mar- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Time and again | אַחַ֖ת | ’a·ḥaṯ | Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| warned the king | וְהִזְהִירָהּ | wə·hiz·hī·rå̄h | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H2094 be light, shining |
| so that he was on his guard | וְנִשְׁמַ֣ר | wə·niš·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| in such places | שָׁ֑ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
Cross-references
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2 Kings 6:9 Amos 3:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.