2 Kings 1:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'You will not leave the bed you are lying on. You will surely die.' And Elijah departed.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלָכֵן֙ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הַמִּטָּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־עָלִ֥יתָ שָּׁ֛ם לֹֽא־תֵרֵ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נָּה כִּ֣י מ֣וֹת תָּמ֑וּת וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ אֵלִיָּֽה׃

Transliteration

wə-lākēn kōh-ʾāmar YHWH ha-miṭṭāh ʾăsher-ʿālîtā shām lōʾ-tērēd mimmennāh kî môt tāmût wə-yēlek ʾĒliyyāh

Grammar Details

• *wə-lākēn*: conjunction + adverb - and therefore
• *kōh-ʾāmar*: adverb + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - thus says
• *YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh
• *ha-miṭṭāh*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the bed
• *ʾăsher-ʿālîtā*: relative particle + qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - which you went up
• *shām*: adverb - there
• *lōʾ-tērēd*: negative particle + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall not come down
• *mimmennāh*: preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - from it
• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *môt*: qal infinitive absolute - dying
• *tāmût*: qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall die
• *wə-yēlek*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and went
• *ʾĒliyyāh*: proper noun - Elijah

Word Meanings

• *lākēn*: therefore/consequently/for this reason
• *môt tāmût*: you will surely die (emphatic construction)

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Now therefore thus says the LORD, You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but shall surely die. And Elijah departed.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now therefore thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} Thou shalt not come down{H3381} from the bed{H4296} whither thou art gone up,{H5927} but shalt surely{H4191} die.{H4191} And Elijah{H452} departed.{H3212}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now therefore thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}, Thou shalt not come down{H3381}{(H8799)} from that bed{H4296} on which thou art gone up{H5927}{(H8804)}, but shalt surely{H4191}{(H8800)} die{H4191}{(H8799)}. And Elijah{H452} departed{H3212}{(H8799)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore thus sayeth the LORDE: Thou shalt not come from the bed wheron thou lyest, but shalt dye the death. And Elias wente his waye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Wherefore thus saith the Lorde, Thou shalt not come downe from the bed on which thou art gone vp, but shalt die the death. So Eliiah departed.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wherefore thus saith the Lorde: Thou shalt not come downe fro the bed on which thou art gone vp, but shalt die the death. And Elias departed.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now therefore thus says Yahweh, You shall not come down from the bed where you are gone up, but shall surely die. Elijah departed.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and therefore, thus said Jehovah, The bed whither thou hast gone up, thou dost not come down from it, for thou dost certainly die;' and Elijah goeth on.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now therefore thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now therefore thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Give ear then to the words of the Lord: You will never again get down from the bed on to which you have gone up, but death will certainly come to you. Then Elijah went away.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now therefore thus says Yahweh, "You shall not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but shall surely die."'" Elijah departed.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Therefore this is what the LORD has said,“You will not leave the bed you lie on, for you will certainly die!”’” So Elijah went on his way.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 1:6 : 6 They answered, 'A man came to meet us and said, "Go back to the king who sent you and tell him: This is what the LORD says: 'Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore, you will not leave the bed you are lying on. You will surely die.'"'
• 2 Kgs 1:16 : 16 Elijah said to the king, 'This is what the LORD says: "You have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron—is it because there is no God in Israel to consult? Because of this, you will not leave the bed you are lying on. You will surely die."'
• Prov 11:19 : 19 True righteousness leads to life, but whoever chases after evil brings about his own death.
• Prov 14:32 : 32 The wicked are brought down by their own evil, but the righteous take refuge when they die.
• Ezek 18:4 : 4 Behold, all lives are mine; the life of the father and the life of the son belong to me. The person who sins is the one who will die.
• Gen 2:17 : 17 'but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for on the day you eat from it, you will surely die.'
• Gen 3:4 : 4 But the serpent said to the woman, 'You will surely not die.'
• Num 26:65 : 65 For the Lord had said of them, 'They will surely die in the wilderness.' Not one of them survived except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
• 1 Sam 28:19 : 19 Moreover, the LORD will deliver Israel along with you into the hands of the Philistines. Tomorrow, you and your sons will be with me, and the LORD will also give the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.
• 1 Kgs 14:12 : 12 Now, get up and go back to your house. When you set foot in the city, the boy will die.