2 Kings
2 Kings 9:1
1Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt,a take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead.
Footnotes
- a 9:1 Literally Gird up your loins
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now Elisha | וֶאֱלִישָׁע֙ | we·’ĕ·lî·šā‘ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H477 Elisha |
| the prophet | הַנָּבִ֔יא | han·nā·ḇî | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| summoned | קָרָ֕א | qā·rā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| one | לְאַחַ֖ד | lə·’a·ḥaḏ | Preposition-l; Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| of the sons | מִבְּנֵ֣י | mib·bə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of the prophets | הַנְּבִיאִ֑ים | han·nə·ḇî·’îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| and said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to him | ל֜וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| Tuck your cloak | חֲגֹ֣ר | ḥă·ḡōr | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H2296 gird, gird on, gird oneself |
| under your belt | מָתְנֶ֗יךָ | mā·ṯə·ne·ḵā | Noun - masculine dual construct; second person masculine singular | H4975 waist, loins |
| take | וְ֠קַח | wə·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3947 take |
| this | הַזֶּה֙ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| flask | פַּ֣ךְ | paḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6378 vial, flask |
| of oil | הַשֶּׁ֤מֶן | haš·še·men | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8081 fat, oil |
| and go | וְלֵ֖ךְ | wə·lêḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to Ramoth-gilead | רָמֹ֥ת | rā·mōṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7418 Ramoth-Negeb, Ramath-Negeb |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 10:1 · 2 Kings 4:29 · 2 Kings 8:28–29 · 1 Samuel 16:1 · 1 Kings 1:39 · 1 Peter 1:13 · Deuteronomy 4:1 · Luke 12:35–37 · 2 Kings 2:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.