2 Kings
2 Kings 8:13
13“But how could your servant, a mere dog, do such a monstrous thing?” said Hazael.
And Elisha answered, “The LORD has shown me that you will be king over Aram.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| how | מָ֤ה | māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| your servant | עַבְדְּךָ֙ | ‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| a mere dog | הַכֶּ֔לֶב | hak·ke·leḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3611 dog |
| do | יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה | ya·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| such | הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| a monstrous | הַגָּד֖וֹל | hag·gā·ḏō·wl | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| thing | הַדָּבָ֥ר | had·dā·ḇār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Hazael | חֲזָהאֵ֔ל | ḥă·zā·h·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2371 Chazael |
| And Elisha | אֱלִישָׁ֔ע | ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H477 Elisha |
| answered | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| The LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has shown me | הִרְאַ֧נִי | hir·’a·nî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7200 see |
| that you | אֹתְךָ֖ | ’ō·ṯə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| king | מֶ֥לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Aram | אֲרָֽם׃ | ’ă·rām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H758 Aram |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 17:43 · 1 Kings 19:15 · 2 Samuel 9:8 · Micah 2:1 · 2 Kings 8:10 · Psalm 22:20 · Matthew 7:6 · Psalm 22:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.