2 Kings 6:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had warned him about. Over time, he was careful there, not just once or twice.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶֽל־הַמָּק֞וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָֽמַר־ל֧וֹ אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים *והזהירה **וְהִזְהִיר֖וֹ וְנִשְׁמַ֣ר שָׁ֑ם לֹ֥א אַחַ֖ת וְלֹ֥א שְׁתָּֽיִם׃

Transliteration

And-wə-yišlaḥ meleḵ yiśrā'ēl to-the-māqôm which 'āmar-to-him 'îš-hā'ĕlōhîm and-wə-hizhîrô and-wə-nišmar there, not 'aḥat and-not šətāyim.

Grammar Details

• *wə-yišlaḥ*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he sent
• *meleḵ*: masculine singular construct noun - king of
• *yiśrā'ēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *ha-māqôm*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the place
• *'ăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that
• *'āmar-lô*: qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular + preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - said to him
• *'îš-hā'ĕlōhîm*: construct chain: masculine singular noun + definite article + masculine plural noun - man of God
• *wə-hizhîrô*: waw consecutive + hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and he warned him
• *wə-nišmar*: waw consecutive + niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he was on guard
• *lō' 'aḥat wə-lō' šətāyim*: idiomatic expression - not once and not twice
• *'aḥat*: feminine singular cardinal number - one
• *šətāyim*: feminine dual cardinal number - two

Word Meanings

• *wə-hizhîrô*: and he warned him/and he cautioned him/and he put him on alert
• *lō' 'aḥat wə-lō' šətāyim*: not once or twice/many times/repeatedly

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the king{H4428} of Israel{H3478} sent{H7971} to the place{H4725} which the man{H376} of God{H430} told{H559} him and warned{H2094} him of; and he saved{H8104} himself there, not once{H259} nor twice.{H8147}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the king{H4428} of Israel{H3478} sent{H7971}{(H8799)} to the place{H4725} which the man{H376} of God{H430} told{H559}{(H8804)} him and warned{H2094}{(H8689)} him of, and saved{H8104}{(H8738)} himself there, not once{H259} nor twice{H8147}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  So the kynge of Israel sent vnto ye place wherof ye man of God tolde him, & kepte it, & helde watch there, & dyd that not once or twyse onely.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So the King of Israel sent to the place which the man of God tolde him, and warned him of, and saued himselfe from thence, not once, nor twise.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Therfore the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God tolde him and warned him of, and saued him selfe from it, not once, nor twyse.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the king of Israel sendeth unto the place of which the man of God spake to him, and warned him, and he is preserved there not once nor twice.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So the king of Israel sent to the place where the man of God had said there was danger, and kept clear of it more than once.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So the king of Israel sent a message to the place the prophet had pointed out, warning it to be on its guard. This happened on several occasions.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 9:20-21 : 20 Those officials of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside. 21 But those who ignored the word of the Lord left their slaves and livestock in the field.
• 1 Kgs 20:15 : 15 So Ahab mustered the young men of the provincial leaders, and there were two hundred thirty-two of them. After them, he assembled all the people of Israel—seven thousand in total.
• 2 Kgs 2:12 : 12 Elisha saw this and cried out, 'My father, my father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!' And he saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces.
• 2 Kgs 5:14 : 14 So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had instructed him. His flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy.
• 2 Kgs 13:14 : 14 Now Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die. Joash king of Israel came down to him, wept over him, and said, 'My father, my father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!'
• 2 Chr 20:20 : 20 Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, 'Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.'
• Prov 27:12 : 12 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
• Ezek 3:18-21 : 18 If I say to a wicked person, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn him or speak out to warn him to turn from his wicked ways to save his life, that wicked person will die in his sin, but I will hold you accountable for his blood. 19 But if you warn the wicked person and he does not turn from his wickedness or his wicked way, he will die in his sin, but you will have saved yourself. 20 Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and does wrong, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. Since you did not warn him, he will die in his sin. His righteous acts will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for his blood. 21 But if you warn a righteous person not to sin and he does not sin, he will surely live because he heeded the warning, and you will have saved yourself.
• Amos 7:1-6 : 1 This is what the Lord God showed me: He was forming a swarm of locusts at the beginning of the late crop, after the royal harvest. 2 When they had finished eating the vegetation of the land, I said, 'Lord God, please forgive! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!' 3 So the Lord relented concerning this: 'It will not happen,' said the Lord. 4 This is what the Lord God showed me: The Lord was calling for judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land. 5 Then I said, 'Lord God, please stop! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!' 6 So the Lord relented concerning this: 'This will not happen either,' said the Lord God.
• Matt 2:12 : 12 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another route.
• Matt 3:7 : 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, 'You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
• Matt 24:15-17 : 15 'So when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),' 16 'then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.' 17 'Let no one on the housetop come down to take anything out of their house.'
• Acts 27:24 : 24 saying, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar. And God has graciously given you the lives of all who are sailing with you.'
• Heb 11:7 : 7 By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverent fear prepared an ark for the salvation of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.