2 Kings

2 Kings 7:19

19And the officer had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?”

So Elisha had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And the officerהַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁhaš·šā·lîšArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7991 third
had answeredוַיַּ֨עַןway·ya·‘anConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6030 answer, respond
the manאִ֣ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singular constructH376 man
of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֮hā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
Lookוְהִנֵּ֣הwə·hin·nêhConjunctive waw; InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
even if the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
were to makeעֹשֶׂ֤ה‘ō·śehVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH6213 do, make
windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙’ă·rub·bō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH699 lattice, window, sluice
in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםbaš·šā·ma·yimPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH8064 sky, aloft
could thisהַזֶּ֑הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
really happenהֲיִהְיֶ֖הhă·yih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
So Elisha had repliedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
You will seeרֹאֶה֙rō·’ehVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7200 see
with your own eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbə·‘ê·ne·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singularH5869 eye
but you will notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
eatתֹאכֵֽל׃ṯō·ḵêlVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH398 eat
any of itוּמִשָּׁ֖םū·miš·šāmConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; AdverbH8033 there, thither

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.