2 Kings
2 Kings 7:2
2But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?”
“You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But the officer | הַשָּׁלִ֡ישׁ | haš·šā·lîš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7991 third |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| whose arm | יָד֜וֹ | yā·ḏōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| the king | לַמֶּלֶךְ֩ | lam·me·leḵ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| leaned | נִשְׁעָ֨ן | niš·‘ān | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H8172 lean, support oneself |
| answered | וַיַּ֣עַן | way·ya·‘an | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| the man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of God | הָאֱלֹהִים֮ | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| Look | הִנֵּ֣ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| even if the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| were to make | עֹשֶׂ֤ה | ‘ō·śeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| windows | אֲרֻבּוֹת֙ | ’ă·rub·bō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H699 lattice, window, sluice |
| in heaven | בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם | baš·šā·ma·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| could this | הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| really happen | הֲיִהְיֶ֖ה | hă·yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| You will see | רֹאֶה֙ | rō·’eh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| with your own eyes | בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ | bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| replied | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| but you will not eat | תֹאכֵֽל׃ס | ṯō·ḵêl | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| any of it | וּמִשָּׁ֖ם | ū·miš·šām | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
Cross-references
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Genesis 7:11 · Genesis 18:12–14 · Malachi 3:10 · Romans 3:3 · Psalm 78:41 · 2 Timothy 2:13 · 2 Kings 5:18 · Isaiah 7:9 · 2 Chronicles 20:20 · Numbers 11:21–23 · Psalm 78:19–21 · Hebrews 3:17–19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.