2 Kings

2 Kings 7:4

4If we say, ‘Let us go into the city,’ we will die there from the famine in the city; but if we sit here, we will also die. So come now, let us go over to the camp of the Arameans. If they let us live, we will live; if they kill us, we will die.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
we sayאָמַרְנוּ֩’ā·mar·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH559 utter, say
Let us go intoנָב֨וֹאnā·ḇō·wVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
the cityהָעִ֜ירhā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
we will dieוָמַ֣תְנוּwā·maṯ·nūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common pluralH4191 die
thereשָׁ֔םšāmAdverbH8033 there, thither
from the famineוְהָרָעָ֤בwə·hā·rā·‘āḇConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7458 famine, hunger
in the cityבָּעִיר֙bā·‘îrPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
but ifוְאִם־wə·’im-ConjunctionH518 if
we sitיָשַׁ֥בְנוּyā·šaḇ·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH3427 sit, remain, dwell
hereפֹ֖הp̄ōhAdverbH6311 here, hither
we will also dieוָמָ֑תְנוּwā·mā·ṯə·nūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common pluralH4191 die
So comeלְכוּ֙lə·ḵūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH1980 go, come, walk
nowוְעַתָּ֗הwə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
let us go overוְנִפְּלָה֙wə·nip·pə·lāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common pluralH5307 fall, lie
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma·ḥă·nêhNoun - common singular constructH4264 encampment, camp
of the Arameansאֲרָ֔ם’ă·rāmNoun - proper - feminine singularH758 Aram
Ifאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
they let us liveנִֽחְיֶ֔הniḥ·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralH2421 live
we will liveיְחַיֻּ֣נוּyə·ḥay·yu·nūVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common pluralH2421 live
ifוְאִם־wə·’im-ConjunctionH518 if
they kill usיְמִיתֻ֖נוּyə·mî·ṯu·nūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common pluralH4191 die
we will dieוָמָֽתְנוּ׃wā·mā·ṯə·nūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common pluralH4191 die

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Jeremiah 14:18 · Esther 4:16 · Luke 15:17–19 · 2 Samuel 14:14 · Jonah 3:9

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