2 Kings

2 Kings 7:3

³Now there were four men with leprosy^d at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die?

Footnotes

d 7:3 Leprosy was a term used for various skin diseases; here and in verse 8; see Leviticus 13.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now there were	הָי֥וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
four	וְאַרְבָּעָ֧ה	wə·’ar·bā·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular	H702 four
men	אֲנָשִׁ֛ים	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
with leprosy	מְצֹרָעִ֖ים	mə·ṣō·rā·‘îm	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural	H6879 be struck with leprosy, leprous
at the entrance	פֶּ֣תַח	pe·ṯaḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance
of the city gate	הַשָּׁ֑עַר	haš·šā·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8179 gate
and they said	וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
one	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
another	רֵעֵ֔הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
Why	מָ֗ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
just sit	יֹשְׁבִ֥ים	yō·šə·ḇîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
here	פֹּ֖ה	pōh	Adverb	H6311 here, hither
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
we die	מָֽתְנוּ׃	mā·ṯə·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H4191 die

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.