2 Kings 4:19

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He said to his father, "My head! My head!" His father told a servant, "Carry him to his mother."

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֶל־אָבִ֖יו רֹאשִׁ֣י ׀ רֹאשִׁ֑י וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־הַנַּ֔עַר שָׂאֵ֖הוּ אֶל־אִמּֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And wayōmer to his ʾābîw, "My rōʾšî, my rōʾšî!"; and wayōmer to the hannaʿar, "śāʾēhû to his ʾimmô."

Grammar Details

• *wayōmer*: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - 'and he said'
• *ʾābîw*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his father'
• *rōʾšî*: noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - 'my head'
• *hannaʿar*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - 'the young man/servant'
• *śāʾēhû*: Qal imperative masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'carry him'
• *ʾimmô*: noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his mother'

Word Meanings

• *rōʾšî*: my head (repeated for emphasis or indicating severe pain)
• *hannaʿar*: the young man/servant/attendant
• *śāʾēhû*: carry him/take him/bring him

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he said to his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said{H559} unto his father,{H1} My head,{H7218} my head.{H7218} And he said{H559} to his servant,{H5288} Carry{H5375} him to his mother.{H517}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto his father{H1}, My head{H7218}, my head{H7218}. And he said{H559}{(H8799)} to a lad{H5288}, Carry{H5375}{(H8798)} him to his mother{H517}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & sayde vnto his father: Oh my heade, my heade. He saide vnto his seruaut: Bringe him to his mother.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he sayde to his father, Mine head, mine head. Who sayd to his seruant, Beare him to his mother.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he said vnto his father: My head, my head. And he saide to a lad: Cary him to his mother.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said to his father, My head, my head. He said to his servant, Carry him to his mother.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he saith unto his father, `My head, my head;' and he saith unto the young man, `Bear him unto his mother;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to his servant, Carry him to his mother.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to his servant, Carry him to his mother.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to his father, My head, my head! And the father said to a servant, Take him in to his mother.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said to his father, "My head! My head!" He said to his servant, "Carry him to his mother."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He said to his father,“My head! My head!” His father told a servant,“Carry him to his mother.”

Referenced Verses

• Job 14:1-2 : 1 Man, born of a woman, is short-lived and full of trouble. 2 He springs up like a flower and withers away; he flees like a shadow and does not endure.
• Jer 4:19 : 19 My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! My heart pounds within me; I cannot remain silent, for I have heard the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.