2 Kings

2 Kings 8:1–3

¹Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed that a seven-year famine will come to the land.”

²So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines.

³At the end of seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she went to the king to appeal for her house and her land.

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2 Kings 8:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Elisha	וֶאֱלִישָׁ֡ע	we·’ĕ·lî·šā‘	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H477 Elisha
had said	דִּבֶּ֣ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the woman	הָאִשָּׁה֩	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
whose	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
son	בְּנָ֜הּ	bə·nāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1121 son
he had restored to life	הֶחֱיָ֨ה	he·ḥĕ·yāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
Arise	ק֤וּמִי	qū·mî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
you	אַתִּי	ʾat·tī	Pronoun - second person feminine singular	H859 thou
and your household	וּבֵיתֵ֔ךְ	ū·ḇê·ṯêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H1004 house
go	וּלְכִי֙	ū·lə·ḵî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and live as a foreigner	וְג֖וּרִי	wə·ḡū·rî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H1481 sojourn
wherever	בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ba·’ă·šer	Preposition-b; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you can	תָּג֑וּרִי	tā·ḡū·rî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H1481 sojourn
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has decreed that	קָרָ֤א	qā·rā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
a seven-year	שֶׁ֥בַע	še·ḇa‘	Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
famine	לָֽרָעָ֔ב	lā·rā·‘āḇ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
will come	בָּ֥א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

2 Kings 8:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the woman	הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
had proceeded	וַתָּ֙קָם֙	wat·tā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
to do	וַתַּ֕עַשׂ	wat·ta·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
as the man	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
had instructed	כִּדְבַ֖ר	kiḏ·ḇar	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
And she	הִיא֙	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
and her household	וּבֵיתָ֔הּ	ū·ḇê·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1004 house
lived as foreigners	וַתָּ֥גָר	wat·tā·ḡār	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1481 sojourn
for seven	שֶׁ֥בַע	še·ḇa‘	Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
years	שָׁנִֽים׃	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year
in the land	בְּאֶֽרֶץ־	bə·’e·reṣ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine

2 Kings 8:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At the end	מִקְצֵה֙	miq·ṣêh	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7097 end, extremity
of seven	שֶׁ֣בַע	še·ḇa‘	Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
years	שָׁנִ֔ים	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year
when the woman	הָאִשָּׁ֖ה	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
returned	וַתָּ֥שָׁב	wat·tā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7725 turn back, return
from the land	מֵאֶ֣רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
she went	וַתֵּצֵא֙	wat·tê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
to appeal	לִצְעֹ֣ק	liṣ·‘ōq	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6817 cry, cry out, call
for	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
her house	בֵּיתָ֖הּ	bê·ṯāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1004 house
and	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
her land	שָׂדָֽהּ׃	śā·ḏāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7704 id.

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2 Kings 8:1 2 Kings 4:31–35 · Psalm 105:16 · Haggai 1:11 · Ruth 1:1 · 2 Kings 4:18 · Genesis 12:10 · Leviticus 26:26 · 1 Kings 17:1 · 1 Kings 18:2 · Genesis 41:27–28 · Luke 4:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.