2 Kings

2 Kings 7:12–13

¹²So the king got up in the night and said to his servants, “Let me tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know we are starving, so they have left the camp to hide in the field, thinking, ‘When they come out of the city, we will take them alive and enter the city.’”

¹³But one of his servants replied, “Please, have scouts take five of the horses that remain in the city. Their plight will be no worse than all the Israelites who are left here. You can see that all the Israelites here are doomed. So let us send them and find out.”

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2 Kings 7:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the king	הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
got up	וַיָּ֨קָם	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
in the night	לַ֗יְלָה	lay·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
and said	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his servants	עֲבָדָ֔יו	‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
Let me tell	אַגִּֽידָה־	’ag·gî·ḏāh-	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5046 be conspicuous
you	לָכֶ֔ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
what	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the Arameans	אֲרָ֑ם	’ă·rām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H758 Aram
have done	עָ֥שׂוּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
to us	לָ֖נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
They know	יָדְע֞וּ	yā·ḏə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3045 know
we	אֲנַ֗חְנוּ	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
are starving	רְעֵבִ֣ים	rə·‘ê·ḇîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7457 hungry
so they have left	וַיֵּצְא֤וּ	way·yê·ṣə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
the camp	הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙	ham·ma·ḥă·neh	Article; Noun - common singular	H4264 encampment, camp
to hide	לְהֵחָבֵ֤ה	lə·hê·ḥā·ḇêh	Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H2247 withdraw, hide
in the field	בְהַשָּׂדֶה	ḇə·haś·śå̄·ḏɛh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
thinking	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
When	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they come out	יֵצְא֤וּ	yê·ṣə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the city	הָעִיר֙	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
we will take them	וְנִתְפְּשֵׂ֣ם	wə·niṯ·pə·śêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common plural; third person masculine plural	H8610 lay hold of, wield
alive	חַיִּ֔ים	ḥay·yîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
and enter	נָבֹֽא׃	nā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the city	הָעִ֖יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement

2 Kings 7:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But one	אֶחָ֨ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
of his servants	מֵעֲבָדָ֜יו	mê·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
replied	וַיַּעַן֩	way·ya·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
Please	נָ֞א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
have	וְיִקְחוּ־	wə·yiq·ḥū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
five	חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה	ḥă·miš·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H2568 five
of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the horses	הַסּוּסִים֮	has·sū·sîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5483 swallow or swift
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
remain	הַֽנִּשְׁאָרִים֮	han·niš·’ā·rîm	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H7604 remain, be left over
in the city	בָהּ֒	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
Their plight	הִנָּ֗ם	hin·nām	Interjection; third person masculine plural	H2009 lo! behold!
will be no worse than all	כְּכָל־	kə·ḵāl-	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the Israelites	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
who	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
are left	נִשְׁאֲרוּ־	niš·’ă·rū-	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7604 remain, be left over
here	בָ֔הּ	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H834 particle of relation
You can see	הִנָּ֕ם	hin·nām	Interjection; third person masculine plural
that	כְּכָל־	kə·ḵāl-	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct
all the Israelites	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular
here	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative
are doomed	תָּ֑מּוּ	tām·mū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8552 be complete, finished
So let us send them	וְנִשְׁלְחָ֖ה	wə·niš·lə·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H7971 send
and find out	וְנִרְאֶֽה׃	wə·nir·’eh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural	H7200 see

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.