2 Kings
2 Kings 8:12
12“Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael.
“Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | מַדּ֖וּעַ | mad·dū·a‘ | Interrogative | H4069 wherefore? |
| is my lord | אֲדֹנִ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| weeping | בֹכֶ֑ה | ḇō·ḵeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1058 weep, bewail |
| asked | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Hazael | חֲזָאֵ֔ל | ḥă·zā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2371 Chazael |
| Because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I know | יָדַ֡עְתִּי | yā·ḏa‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| the evil | רָעָ֗ה | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| you will do | תַּעֲשֶׂה֩ | ta·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| to the Israelites | יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| replied | וַיֹּ֡אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| You will set | תְּשַׁלַּ֤ח | tə·šal·laḥ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| fire | בָּאֵשׁ֙ | bā·’êš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| to their fortresses | מִבְצְרֵיהֶ֞ם | miḇ·ṣə·rê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4013 fortification |
| kill | תַּהֲרֹ֔ג | ta·hă·rōḡ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H2026 kill, slay |
| their young men | וּבַחֻֽרֵיהֶם֙ | ū·ḇa·ḥu·rê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H970 young man |
| with the sword | בַּחֶ֣רֶב | ba·ḥe·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| dash their little ones | וְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֣ם | wə·‘ō·lə·lê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H5768 child |
| to pieces | תְּרַטֵּ֔שׁ | tə·raṭ·ṭêš | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7376 dash in pieces |
| and rip open | תְּבַקֵּֽעַ׃ | tə·ḇaq·qê·a‘ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1234 cleave, break open or through |
| their pregnant women | וְהָרֹתֵיהֶ֖ם | wə·hā·rō·ṯê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H2030 pregnant |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hosea 13:16 · Nahum 3:10 · 2 Kings 15:16 · 2 Kings 13:3 · 2 Kings 12:17 · Isaiah 13:16 · Amos 1:13 · 2 Kings 13:7 · 2 Kings 10:32–33 · Hosea 10:14 · Isaiah 13:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.