2 Kings 2:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of Jehovah. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two lads of them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּ֤פֶן אַֽחֲרָיו֙ וַיִּרְאֵ֔ם וַֽיְקַלְלֵ֖ם בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה וַתֵּצֶ֨אנָה שְׁתַּ֤יִם דֻּבִּים֙ מִן־הַיַּ֔עַר וַתְּבַקַּ֣עְנָה מֵהֶ֔ם אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁנֵ֖י יְלָדִֽים׃

Transliteration

And wayyipen 'aḥărāyw and wayyir'ēm, and wayqalləlēm in-šēm YHWH; and wattēṣe'nâ šəttayim dubbîm from-the-ya'ar, and wattəbaqqa'nâ from-them forty and-two yəlādîm.

Grammar Details

• *wayyipen*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *pānâ* - and he turned
• *'aḥărāyw*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - behind him
• *wayyir'ēm*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix of *rā'â* - and he saw them
• *wayqalləlēm*: waw-consecutive + piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix of *qālal* - and he cursed them
• *šēm*: masculine singular construct of *šēm* - name of
• *wattēṣe'nâ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine plural of *yāṣā'* - and they came out
• *šəttayim*: feminine numeral - two
• *dubbîm*: feminine plural noun - bears
• *ya'ar*: masculine singular noun - forest
• *wattəbaqqa'nâ*: waw-consecutive + piel imperfect 3rd feminine plural of *bāqa'* - and they tore/mauled
• *yəlādîm*: masculine plural noun - children/boys

Word Meanings

• *wayyipen* *'aḥărāyw*: he turned around/he looked behind him
• *wayqalləlēm* in-*šēm* *YHWH*: he cursed them in the name of YHWH
• *dubbîm*: bears/she-bears
• *wattəbaqqa'nâ*: they tore apart/mauled/ripped open
• *yəlādîm*: children/boys/youths

Referenced Verses

• Gen 9:25 : 25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
• Exod 20:5 : 5 thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I Jehovah thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me,
• Deut 28:15-26 : 15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day, that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee. 16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field. 17 Cursed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough. 18 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, the increase of thy cattle, and the young of thy flock. 19 Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out. 20 Jehovah will send upon thee cursing, discomfiture, and rebuke, in all that thou puttest thy hand unto to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the evil of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me. 21 Jehovah will make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest in to possess it. 22 Jehovah will smite thee with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with fiery heat, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish. 23 And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron. 24 Jehovah will make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed. 25 Jehovah will cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies; thou shalt go out one way against them, and shalt flee seven ways before them: and thou shalt be tossed to and from among all the kingdoms of the earth. 26 And thy dead body shall be food unto all birds of the heavens, and unto the beasts of the earth; and there shall be none to frighten them away.
• Judg 9:20 : 20 but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
• Judg 9:57 : 57 and all the wickedness of the men of Shechem did God requite upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
• 2 Sam 17:8 : 8 Hushai said moreover, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
• 1 Kgs 13:24 : 24 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his body was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it; the lion also stood by the body.
• 1 Kgs 19:17 : 17 And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth from the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay; and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.
• 1 Kgs 20:36 : 36 Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of Jehovah, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.
• 2 Kgs 1:10-12 : 10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. 11 And again he sent unto him another captain of fifty and his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly. 12 And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
• Neh 13:25-27 : 25 And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, [saying], Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves. 26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did foreign women cause to sin. 27 Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying foreign women?
• Prov 17:12 : 12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.
• Prov 28:15 : 15 [ As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear, [So is] a wicked ruler over a poor people.
• Jer 28:16 : 16 Therefore thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will send thee away from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast spoken rebellion against Jehovah.
• Jer 29:21-23 : 21 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who prophesy a lie unto you in my name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes; 22 and of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captives of Judah that are in Babylon, saying, Jehovah make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire; 23 because they have wrought folly in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives, and have spoken words in my name falsely, which I commanded them not; and I am he that knoweth, and am witness, saith Jehovah.
• Lam 3:65 : 65 Thou wilt give them hardness of heart, thy curse unto them.
• Hos 13:8 : 8 I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart; and there will I devour them like a lioness; the wild beast shall tear them.
• Amos 7:17 : 17 therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou thyself shalt die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.
• Mark 11:14 : 14 And he answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And his disciples heard it.
• Mark 11:21 : 21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
• Acts 5:5 : 5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down and gave up the ghost: and great fear came upon all that heard it.
• Acts 5:9 : 9 But Peter [said] unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to try the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them that have buried thy husband are at the door, and they shall carry thee out.
• Acts 8:20 : 20 But Peter said unto him, Thy silver {G1519} perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.
• Acts 13:9-9 : 9 But Saul, who is also [called] Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him, 10 and said, O full of all guile and all villany, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? 11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
• 2 Cor 10:6 : 6 and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience shall be made full.