Verse 1

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Verse 2

{ "verseID": "2 Kings.8.2", "source": "וַתָּ֙קָם֙ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה וַתַּ֕עַשׂ כִּדְבַ֖ר אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַתֵּ֤לֶךְ הִיא֙ וּבֵיתָ֔הּ וַתָּ֥גָר בְּאֶֽרֶץ־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִֽים׃", "text": "And *tāqām* the *ʾiššâ* and *taʿaś* according to the *dəbar* of *ʾîš* the *ʾĕlōhîm*, and *tēlek* she and *bêtāh* and *tāgār* in *ʾereṣ-pəlištîm* seven *šānîm*.", "grammar": { "*tāqām*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - she arose", "*ʾiššâ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the woman", "*taʿaś*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - she did/acted", "*dəbar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - word of/according to", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - man of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - God/the divine being", "*tēlek*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - she went", "*bêtāh*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her household", "*tāgār*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - she sojourned", "*ʾereṣ-pəlištîm*": "noun, feminine singular construct + proper noun - land of Philistines", "*šānîm*": "noun, feminine plural - years" }, "variants": { "*ʾîš ha-ʾĕlōhîm*": "man of God/prophet/divine messenger", "*tāgār*": "sojourned/lived as a foreigner/resided temporarily", "*ʾereṣ-pəlištîm*": "land of the Philistines/Philistia" } }

Verse 3

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Verse 5

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Verse 6

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Verse 8

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Verse 9

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Verse 12

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Verse 13

{ "verseID": "2 Kings.8.13", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חְזָהאֵ֔ל כִּ֣י מָ֤ה עַבְדְּךָ֙ הַכֶּ֔לֶב כִּ֣י יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה הַדָּבָ֥ר הַגָּד֖וֹל הַזֶּ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֔ע הִרְאַ֧נִי יְהוָ֛ה אֹתְךָ֖ מֶ֥לֶךְ עַל־אֲרָֽם׃", "text": "And *yōʾmer* *ḥəzāhʾēl*, for what is your servant, the *keleb*, that he would do this *dābār* *gādôl* *zeh*? And *yōʾmer* *ʾĕlîšāʿ*, *hirʾanî* *YHWH* you as *melek* over *ʾărām*.", "grammar": { "*yōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he said", "*ḥəzāhʾēl*": "proper noun - Hazael", "*keleb*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the dog", "*dābār*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the thing/matter", "*gādôl*": "adjective, masculine singular with definite article - great/large", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*ʾĕlîšāʿ*": "proper noun - Elisha", "*hirʾanî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he has shown me", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD", "*melek*": "noun, masculine singular - king", "*ʾărām*": "proper noun - Aram/Syria" }, "variants": { "*keleb*": "dog (metaphor for insignificance/unworthiness)", "*dābār gādôl*": "great thing/significant matter/serious deed", "*hirʾanî*": "has shown me/has revealed to me" } }

Verse 15

{ "verseID": "2 Kings.8.15", "source": "וַיְהִ֣י מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת וַיִּקַּ֤ח הַמַּכְבֵּר֙ וַיִּטְבֹּ֣ל בַּמַּ֔יִם וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂ עַל־פָּנָ֖יו וַיָּמֹ֑ת וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ חֲזָהאֵ֖ל תַּחְתָּֽיו׃", "text": "And *yəhî* on the *mimmŏḥŏrāt*, and *yiqqaḥ* the *makbēr* and *yiṭbōl* in the *mayim*, and *yiprōś* over *pānāw* and *yāmōt*. And *yimlōk* *ḥăzāhʾēl* in his place.", "grammar": { "*yəhî*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - it happened", "*mimmŏḥŏrāt*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - next day", "*yiqqaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he took", "*makbēr*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the cloth/coverlet", "*yiṭbōl*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he dipped", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the water", "*yiprōś*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he spread", "*pānāw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his face", "*yāmōt*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he died", "*yimlōk*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he reigned", "*ḥăzāhʾēl*": "proper noun - Hazael" }, "variants": { "*makbēr*": "thick cloth/coverlet/blanket/bed covering", "*yiṭbōl*": "dipped/immersed/soaked", "*yiprōś*": "spread/stretched out/laid out" } }

Verse 18

{ "verseID": "2 Kings.8.18", "source": "וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ ׀ מַלְכֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשׂוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֔ב כִּ֚י בַּת־אַחְאָ֔ב הָֽיְתָה־לּ֖וֹ לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "And *yēlek* in the *derek* of *malkê* *yiśrāʾēl*, as *ʿāśû* the *bêt* *ʾaḥʾāb*, for *bat-ʾaḥʾāb* *hāytâ-lô* for *ʾiššâ*. And *yaʿaś* the *raʿ* in the eyes of *YHWH*.", "grammar": { "*yēlek*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he walked", "*derek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way of/manner of", "*malkê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - kings of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʿāśû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they did", "*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of/family of", "*ʾaḥʾāb*": "proper noun - Ahab", "*bat-ʾaḥʾāb*": "noun, feminine singular construct + proper noun - daughter of Ahab", "*hāytâ-lô*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular + preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - she was to him", "*ʾiššâ*": "noun, feminine singular - wife", "*yaʿaś*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he did", "*raʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular with definite article - the evil", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD" }, "variants": { "*yēlek bəderek*": "walked in the way of/followed the practices of/imitated", "*yaʿaś hāraʿ bəʿênê YHWH*": "did evil in the eyes of Yahweh/committed what was displeasing to the LORD" } }

Verse 21

{ "verseID": "2 Kings.8.21", "source": "וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר יוֹרָם֙ צָעִ֔ירָה וְכָל־הָרֶ֖כֶב עִמּ֑וֹ וַֽיְהִי־ה֞וּא קָ֣ם לַ֗יְלָה וַיַּכֶּ֨ה אֶת־אֱד֜וֹם הַסֹּבֵ֤יב אֵלָיו֙ וְאֵת֙ שָׂרֵ֣י הָרֶ֔כֶב וַיָּ֥נָס הָעָ֖ם לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃", "text": "And *yaʿăbōr* *yôrām* to *ṣāʿîrâ* and all the *rekeb* with him. And *yəhî* he *qām* by *laylâ* and *yakkeh* *ʾet-ʾĕdôm* the ones *hassōbêb* to him and *ʾēt* *śārê* the *rekeb*, and *yānās* the *ʿām* to their *ʾohălāw*.", "grammar": { "*yaʿăbōr*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he crossed over", "*yôrām*": "proper noun - Joram/Jehoram", "*ṣāʿîrâ*": "proper noun with directional he - to Zair", "*rekeb*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the chariotry", "*yəhî*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - it happened", "*qām*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he arose", "*laylâ*": "noun, masculine singular - night", "*yakkeh*": "verb, hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he struck", "*ʾet-ʾĕdôm*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Edom", "*hassōbêb*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular with definite article - the one surrounding", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*śārê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - commanders of", "*rekeb*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the chariotry", "*yānās*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he fled", "*ʿām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the people", "*ʾohălāw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their tents" }, "variants": { "*ṣāʿîrâ*": "to Zair (location)/toward Zoar (alternate reading)", "*hassōbêb*": "who surrounded/who encircled/who encompassed", "*yānās*": "fled/escaped/ran away" } }

Verse 26

{ "verseID": "2 Kings.8.26", "source": "בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וּשְׁתַּ֤יִם שָׁנָה֙ אֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ בְמָלְכ֔וֹ וְשָׁנָ֣ה אַחַ֔ת מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְשֵׁ֤ם אִמּוֹ֙ עֲתַלְיָ֔הוּ בַּת־עָמְרִ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃", "text": "*Ben-ʿeśrîm* and two *šānâ* was *ʾăḥazyāhû* in his *məlokô*, and *šānâ* one he *mālak* in *yərûšālāim*. And the *šēm* of his *ʾimmô* was *ʿătalyāhû* *bat-ʿomrî* *melek* *yiśrāʾēl*.", "grammar": { "*Ben-ʿeśrîm*": "noun, masculine singular construct + number - son of twenty/twenty years old", "*šānâ*": "noun, feminine singular - year", "*ʾăḥazyāhû*": "proper noun - Ahaziah", "*məlokô*": "verb, qal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his becoming king", "*mālak*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he reigned", "*yərûšālāim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*šēm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - name of", "*ʾimmô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his mother", "*ʿătalyāhû*": "proper noun - Athaliah", "*bat-ʿomrî*": "noun, feminine singular construct + proper noun - daughter of Omri", "*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel" }, "variants": { "*Ben-ʿeśrîm*": "twenty years old/being twenty years of age", "*məlokô*": "his becoming king/his accession/when he began to reign" } }

Verse 29

{ "verseID": "2 Kings.8.29", "source": "וַיָּשָׁב֩ יוֹרָ֨ם הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לְהִתְרַפֵּ֣א בְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל מִן־הַמַּכִּים֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַכֻּ֤הוּ אֲרַמִּים֙ בָּֽרָמָ֔ה בְּהִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וֹ אֶת־חֲזָהאֵ֖ל מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֑ם וַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּ בֶן־יְהוֹרָ֜ם מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה יָרַ֡ד לִרְא֞וֹת אֶת־יוֹרָ֧ם בֶּן־אַחְאָ֛ב בְּיִזְרְעֶ֖אל כִּֽי־חֹלֶ֥ה הֽוּא׃", "text": "And *yāšāb* *yôrām* the *melek* *ləhitrappēʾ* in *yizrəʿeʾl* from the *hammakkîm* which *yakkûhû* *ʾărammîm* at *rāmâ* when *bəhillāḥămô* against *ḥăzāhʾēl* *melek* *ʾărām*. And *ʾăḥazyāhû* *ben-yəhôrām* *melek* *yəhûdâ* *yārad* to see *yôrām* *ben-ʾaḥʾāb* in *yizrəʿeʾl* because *ḥōleh* he was.", "grammar": { "*yāšāb*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he returned", "*yôrām*": "proper noun - Joram/Jehoram", "*melek*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king", "*ləhitrappēʾ*": "preposition + verb, hitpael infinitive construct - to heal himself", "*yizrəʿeʾl*": "proper noun - Jezreel", "*hammakkîm*": "noun, feminine plural with definite article - the wounds", "*yakkûhû*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - they had struck him", "*ʾărammîm*": "gentilic adjective, masculine plural - Arameans/Syrians", "*rāmâ*": "proper noun with definite article - Ramah", "*bəhillāḥămô*": "preposition + verb, niphal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his fighting", "*ḥăzāhʾēl*": "proper noun - Hazael", "*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of", "*ʾărām*": "proper noun - Aram/Syria", "*ʾăḥazyāhû*": "proper noun - Ahaziah", "*ben-yəhôrām*": "noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - son of Jehoram", "*yəhûdâ*": "proper noun - Judah", "*yārad*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he went down", "*ben-ʾaḥʾāb*": "noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - son of Ahab", "*ḥōleh*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - being sick" }, "variants": { "*ləhitrappēʾ*": "to heal himself/to recover/to be treated", "*hammakkîm*": "wounds/injuries/blows", "*bəhillāḥămô*": "when he fought/during his fighting/in his battle", "*yārad*": "went down/descended/visited", "*ḥōleh*": "sick/ill/wounded" } }