Isaiah

Isaiah 38:21–22

²¹Now Isaiah had said, “Prepare a lump of pressed figs and apply it to the boil, and he will recover.”

²²And Hezekiah had asked, “What will be the sign that I will go up to the house of the LORD?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Isaiah	יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ	yə·ša‘·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3470 Jeshajah
had said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Prepare	יִשְׂא֖וּ	yiś·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
a lump	דְּבֶ֣לֶת	də·ḇe·leṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1690 lump of pressed figs, pressed (fig-) cake
of pressed figs	תְּאֵנִ֑ים	tə·’ê·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8384 fig
and apply	וְיִמְרְח֥וּ	wə·yim·rə·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4799 rub
it to	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the boil	הַשְּׁחִ֖ין	haš·šə·ḥîn	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7822 boil
and he will recover	וְיֶֽחִי׃	wə·ye·ḥî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H2421 live

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Hezekiah	חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ	ḥiz·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2396 Chizkijah
had asked	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
What	מָ֣ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
will be the sign	א֑וֹת	’ō·wṯ	Noun - common singular	H226 sign
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I will go up	אֶעֱלֶ֖ה	’e·‘ĕ·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to the house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃ס	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 38:21 2 Kings 20:7–8 · John 9:6 · Mark 7:33

Isaiah 38:22 2 Kings 20:8 · Psalm 118:18–19 · John 5:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.