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2 Kings 4:1
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Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him [for] a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to [their own] land.
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Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
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And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
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Verse Text
Now there criedH6817 a certainH259 womanH802 of the wivesH802 of the sonsH1121 of the prophetsH5030 unto ElishaH477, sayingH559, Thy servantH5650 my husbandH376 is deadH4191; and thou knowestH3045 that thy servantH5650 did fearH3373 the LORDH3068: and the creditorH5383 is comeH935 to takeH3947 unto him my twoH8147 sonsH3206 to be bondmenH5650.
וְאִשָּׁה אַחַת מִנְּשֵׁי בְנֵי־הַנְּבִיאִים צָעֲקָה אֶל־אֱלִישָׁע לֵאמֹר עַבְדְּךָ אִישִׁי מֵת וְאַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ כִּי עַבְדְּךָ הָיָה יָרֵא אֶת־יְהוָה וְהַנֹּשֶׁה בָּא לָקַחַת אֶת־שְׁנֵי יְלָדַי לֹו לַעֲבָדִים׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וְ/אִשָּׁ֣ה |
ve./'i.Shah | H802 | HC/Ncfsa | and/ a woman |
אַחַ֣ת |
'a.Chat | H259 | HAcfsa | one |
מִ/נְּשֵׁ֣י |
mi./ne.Shei | H802 | HR/Ncfpc | from/ (the) wives of |
בְנֵֽי |
ve.nei- | H1121 | HNcmpc | (the) sons of |
הַ֠/נְּבִיאִים |
Ha./ne.vi.'im | H5030 | HTd/Ncmpa | the/ prophets |
צָעֲקָ֨ה |
tza.'a.Kah | H6817 | HVqp3fs | she cried out |
אֶל |
'el- | H413 | HR | to |
אֱלִישָׁ֜ע |
'e.li.Sha' | H477 | HNp | Elisha |
לֵ/אמֹ֗ר |
le./Mor | H559 | HR/Vqc | (to)/ saying |
עַבְדְּ/ךָ֤ |
'av.de./Kha | H5650 | HNcmsc/Sp2ms | servant/ your |
אִישִׁ/י֙ |
'i.Sh/i | H376 | HNcmsc/Sp1cs | husband/ my |
מֵ֔ת |
Met | H4191 | HVqp3ms | he is dead |
וְ/אַתָּ֣ה |
ve./'a.Tah | H859 | HC/Pp2ms | and/ you |
יָדַ֔עְתָּ |
ya.Da'.ta | H3045 | HVqp2ms | you know |
כִּ֣י |
ki | H3588 | HC | that |
עַבְדְּ/ךָ֔ |
'av.de./Kha | H5650 | HNcmsc/Sp2ms | servant/ your |
הָיָ֥ה |
ha.Yah | H1961 | HVqp3ms | he was |
יָרֵ֖א |
ya.Re' | H3372 | HVqrmsa | fearing |
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
יְהוָ֑ה |
Yah.weh | H3068 | HNp | Yahweh |
וְ/הַ֨/נֹּשֶׁ֔ה |
ve./Ha./no.Sheh | H5383 | HC/Td/Vqrmsa | and/ the/ creditor |
בָּ֗א |
Ba' | H935 | HVqp3ms | (is) about to come |
לָ/קַ֜חַת |
la./Ka.chat | H3947 | HR/Vqc | to/ take |
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
שְׁנֵ֧י |
she.Nei | H8147 | HAcmdc | (the) two |
יְלָדַ֛/י |
ye.la.Da/i | H3206 | HNcmpc/Sp1cs | children/ my |
ל֖/וֹ |
l/o | HR/Sp3ms | for/ himself | |
לַ/עֲבָדִֽים |
la./'a.va.Dim | H5650 | HR/Ncmpa | to/ slaves |
- H259 — אֶחָד (ʼechâd, ekh-awd'): a numeral from אָחַד; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
- H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
- H477 — אֱלִישָׁע (ʼĔlîyshâʻ, el-ee-shaw'): contracted for אֱלִישׁוּעַ.; Elisha, the famous prophet; Elisha.
- H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
- H802 — אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'): feminine of אִישׁ or אֱנוֹשׁ; irregular plural, נָשִׁים;(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
- H935 — בּוֹא (bôwʼ, bo): a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
- H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
- H3045 — יָדַע (yâdaʻ, yaw-dah'): a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.); acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot.
- H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
- H3206 — יֶלֶד (yeled, yeh'-led): from יָלַד; something born, i.e. a lad or offspring; boy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).
- H3373 — יָרֵא (yârêʼ, yaw-ray'): from יָרֵא; fearing; morally, reverent; afraid, fear (-ful).
- H3947 — לָקַח (lâqach, law-kakh'): a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications); accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
- H4191 — מוּת (mûwth, mooth): a primitive root; to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill; [idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) wise.
- H5030 — נָבִיא (nâbîyʼ, naw-bee'): from נָבָא; a prophet or (generally) inspired man; prophecy, that prophesy, prophet.
- H5383 — נָשָׁה (nâshâh, naw-shaw'): a primitive root (rather identical with נָשָׁה, in the sense of נָשָׁא); to lend or (by reciprocity) borrow on security or interest; creditor, exact, extortioner, lend, usurer, lend on (taker on) usury.
- H5650 — עֶבֶד (ʻebed, eh'-bed): from עָבַד; a servant; [idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.
- H6817 — צָעַק (tsâʻaq, tsaw-ak'): a primitive root; to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly); [idiom] at all, call together, cry (out), gather (selves) (together).
- H8147 — שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim, shen-ah'-yim): dual of שֵׁנִי; feminine שְׁתַּיִם; two; also (as ordinal) twofold; both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
- H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
- H859 — אַתָּה (ʼattâh, at-taw'): or (shortened); אַתָּ; or אַת; feminine (irregular) sometimes אַתִּי; plural masculine אַתֶּם; feminine אַתֶּן; or אַתֵּנָהlemma אתֵּנָה missing vowel, corrected to אַתֵּנָה; or אַתֵּנָּה; a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you; thee, thou, ye, you.
- H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
- H3372 — יָרֵא (yârêʼ, yaw-ray'): a primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten; affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- sons — 1 Kings 20:35, 2 Kings 2:3, 2 Kings 2:5, 2 Kings 4:38
- the creditor — Leviticus 25:39-40, Leviticus 25:48, Nehemiah 5:2-5, Nehemiah 10:31, Jeremiah 34:14, Matthew 18:25, Matthew 18:30, Matthew 18:35, James 2:13
- thy servant did fear — Genesis 22:12, 1 Kings 18:3, Nehemiah 7:2, Psalms 103:11, Psalms 103:17, Psalms 112:1-2, Psalms 115:13, Psalms 147:11, Ecclesiastes 8:12, Ecclesiastes 12:13, Malachi 3:16, Malachi 4:2, Acts 13:26, Revelation 15:4, Revelation 19:5
Reciprocal references (15): Exodus 21:2, Exodus 22:25, 2 Kings 2:15, 2 Kings 6:1, 2 Kings 9:1, Nehemiah 5:5, Job 24:9, Psalms 37:21, Proverbs 18:23, Proverbs 22:7, Proverbs 22:27, Isaiah 50:1, Hosea 9:8, Zechariah 11:5, Matthew 14:20
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: BUSINESS LIFE, HOME, KINDNESS-CRUELTY, POVERTY-RICHES, WOMEN
- Torrey’s: PROPHETS
- Nave’s: CHILDREN, CREDITOR, DEBTOR, ELISHA, MIRACLES, OIL, POOR, PROPHETS, READINGS, SELECT, SERVANT, STUDENTS, WIDOW
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- 2 Kings 4
- Strongs H259
- Strongs H376
- Strongs H413
- Strongs H477
- Strongs H559
- Strongs H802
- Strongs H853
- Strongs H859
- Strongs H935
- Strongs H1121
- Strongs H1961
- Strongs H3045
- Strongs H3068
- Strongs H3206
- Strongs H3372
- Strongs H3373
- Strongs H3588
- Strongs H3947
- Strongs H4191
- Strongs H5030
- Strongs H5383
- Strongs H5650
- Strongs H6817
- Strongs H8147