7 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.8.7",
"source": "וַיָּבֹ֤א אֱלִישָׁע֙ דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וּבֶן־הֲדַ֥ד מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֖ם חֹלֶ֑ה וַיֻּגַּד־ל֣וֹ לֵאמֹ֔ר בָּ֛א אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים עַד־הֵֽנָּה׃",
"text": "And *yābōʾ* *ʾĕlîšāʿ* *dammeśeq*, and *ben-hădad* *melek-ʾărām* *ḥōleh*. And *yuggad* to him saying, *bāʾ* *ʾîš hāʾĕlōhîm* to here.",
"grammar": {
"*yābōʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he came",
"*ʾĕlîšāʿ*": "proper noun - Elisha",
"*dammeśeq*": "proper noun - Damascus",
"*ben-hădad*": "proper noun - Ben-hadad",
"*melek-ʾărām*": "noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - king of Aram/Syria",
"*ḥōleh*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - was sick",
"*yuggad*": "verb, hophal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - it was told",
"*bāʾ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - has come",
"*ʾîš hāʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine plural with definite article - man of God"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥōleh*": "sick/ill/diseased",
"*yuggad*": "it was told/reported/informed",
"*ʾîš hāʾĕlōhîm*": "man of God/prophet/divine messenger"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.8.8",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶל־חֲזָהאֵ֗ל קַ֤ח בְּיָֽדְךָ֙ מִנְחָ֔ה וְלֵ֕ךְ לִקְרַ֖את אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֨ אֶת־יְהוָ֤ה מֵֽאוֹתוֹ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הַאֶחְיֶ֖ה מֵחֳלִ֥י זֶֽה׃",
"text": "And *yōʾmer* the *melek* to *ḥăzāhʾēl*, *qaḥ* in *yādəkā* *minḥâ* and *lēk* to meet *ʾîš hāʾĕlōhîm*, and *dārašəttā* *ʾet-YHWH* through him saying, *haʾeḥyeh* from *ḥŏlî* this?",
"grammar": {
"*yōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he said",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king",
"*ḥăzāhʾēl*": "proper noun - Hazael",
"*qaḥ*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - take",
"*yādəkā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand",
"*minḥâ*": "noun, feminine singular - gift/present/offering",
"*lēk*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - go",
"*ʾîš hāʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine plural with definite article - man of God",
"*dārašəttā*": "verb, qal perfect with waw consecutive, 2nd person masculine singular - inquire/seek",
"*ʾet-YHWH*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*haʾeḥyeh*": "interrogative particle + verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - will I recover/live",
"*ḥŏlî*": "noun, masculine singular - sickness/disease"
},
"variants": {
"*minḥâ*": "gift/present/offering/tribute",
"*dārašəttā*": "inquire/seek/consult",
"*haʾeḥyeh*": "will I recover/will I survive/will I live",
"*ḥŏlî*": "sickness/illness/disease"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.8.9",
"source": "וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ חֲזָאֵל֮ לִקְרָאתוֹ֒ וַיִּקַּ֨ח מִנְחָ֤ה בְיָדוֹ֙ וְכָל־ט֣וּב דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק מַשָּׂ֖א אַרְבָּעִ֣ים גָּמָ֑ל וַיָּבֹא֙ וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד לְפָנָ֔יו וַיֹּ֗אמֶר בִּנְךָ֨ בֶן־הֲדַ֤ד מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָם֙ שְׁלָחַ֤נִי אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הַאֶחְיֶ֖ה מֵחֳלִ֥י זֶֽה׃",
"text": "And *yēlek* *ḥăzāʾēl* to meet him, and *yiqqaḥ* *minḥâ* in *yādô* and all *ṭûb* of *dammeśeq*, *maśśāʾ* forty *gāmāl*. And *yābōʾ* and *yaʿămōd* before him and *yōʾmer*, your son *ben-hădad* *melek-ʾărām* *šəlāḥanî* to you saying, *haʾeḥyeh* from *ḥŏlî* this?",
"grammar": {
"*yēlek*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he went",
"*ḥăzāʾēl*": "proper noun - Hazael",
"*yiqqaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he took",
"*minḥâ*": "noun, feminine singular - gift/present/offering",
"*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his hand",
"*ṭûb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - good things of/finest of",
"*dammeśeq*": "proper noun - Damascus",
"*maśśāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - load of/burden of",
"*gāmāl*": "noun, masculine singular - camel",
"*yābōʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he came",
"*yaʿămōd*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he stood",
"*yōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he said",
"*ben-hădad*": "proper noun - Ben-hadad",
"*melek-ʾărām*": "noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - king of Aram/Syria",
"*šəlāḥanî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he has sent me",
"*haʾeḥyeh*": "interrogative particle + verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - will I recover/live",
"*ḥŏlî*": "noun, masculine singular - sickness/disease"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭûb*": "good things/finest products/best items",
"*maśśāʾ*": "load/burden/cargo",
"*yaʿămōd*": "stood/positioned himself/presented himself",
"*šəlāḥanî*": "has sent me/dispatched me/commissioned me",
"*haʾeḥyeh*": "will I recover/will I survive/will I live"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.8.10",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ אֱלִישָׁ֔ע לֵ֥ךְ אֱמָר־לא ל֖וֹ חָיֹ֣ה תִחְיֶ֑ה וְהִרְאַ֥נִי יְהוָ֖ה כִּֽי־מ֥וֹת יָמֽוּת׃",
"text": "And *yōʾmer* to him *ʾĕlîšāʿ*, *lēk* *ʾĕmār* to him *ḥāyōh* *tiḥyeh*, but *hirʾanî* *YHWH* that *môt* *yāmût*.",
"grammar": {
"*yōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he said",
"*ʾĕlîšāʿ*": "proper noun - Elisha",
"*lēk*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - go",
"*ʾĕmār*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - say",
"*ḥāyōh*": "verb, qal infinitive absolute - surely live",
"*tiḥyeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will live",
"*hirʾanî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he has shown me",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*môt*": "verb, qal infinitive absolute - surely die",
"*yāmût*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will die"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥāyōh tiḥyeh*": "you will surely live/you will certainly recover",
"*hirʾanî*": "has shown me/has revealed to me",
"*môt yāmût*": "he will surely die/he will certainly die"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.8.11",
"source": "וַיַּעֲמֵ֥ד אֶת־פָּנָ֖יו וַיָּ֣שֶׂם עַד־בֹּ֑שׁ וַיֵּ֖בְךְּ אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃",
"text": "And *yaʿămēd* *ʾet-pānāw* and *yāśem* until *bōš*, and *yēbək* *ʾîš hāʾĕlōhîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*yaʿămēd*": "verb, hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he set/fixed",
"*ʾet-pānāw*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his face",
"*yāśem*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he set/stared",
"*bōš*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - shame/embarrassment",
"*yēbək*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he wept",
"*ʾîš hāʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine plural with definite article - man of God"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿămēd ʾet-pānāw*": "fixed his gaze/set his countenance/stared intently",
"*yāśem ʿad-bōš*": "stared until it was embarrassing/fixed his gaze until shame/maintained his stare to the point of discomfort",
"*yēbək*": "wept/cried/shed tears"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.8.12",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חֲזָאֵ֔ל מַדּ֖וּעַ אֲדֹנִ֣י בֹכֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֡אמֶר כִּֽי־יָדַ֡עְתִּי אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־תַּעֲשֶׂה֩ לִבְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל רָעָ֗ה מִבְצְרֵיהֶ֞ם תְּשַׁלַּ֤ח בָּאֵשׁ֙ וּבַחֻֽרֵיהֶם֙ בַּחֶ֣רֶב תַּהֲרֹ֔ג וְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֣ם תְּרַטֵּ֔שׁ וְהָרֹתֵיהֶ֖ם תְּבַקֵּֽעַ׃",
"text": "And *yōʾmer* *ḥăzāʾēl*, why is my lord *bōkeh*? And *yōʾmer*, because *yādaʿtî* *ʾēt* what you will do to *bənê yiśrāʾēl* *rāʿâ*: *mibṣərêhem* you will send with *bāʾēš*, and *baḥûrêhem* with the *ḥereb* you will *tahărōg*, and *ʿōlələêhem* you will *təraṭṭēš*, and *hārōtêhem* you will *təbaqqēaʿ*.",
"grammar": {
"*yōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he said",
"*ḥăzāʾēl*": "proper noun - Hazael",
"*bōkeh*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - weeping",
"*yādaʿtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I know",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*bənê yiśrāʾēl*": "noun, masculine plural construct + proper noun - children/people of Israel",
"*rāʿâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - evil/harm",
"*mibṣərêhem*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their fortresses",
"*bāʾēš*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular with definite article - with fire",
"*baḥûrêhem*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their young men",
"*ḥereb*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the sword",
"*tahărōg*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will kill",
"*ʿōlələêhem*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their infants",
"*təraṭṭēš*": "verb, piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will dash in pieces",
"*hārōtêhem*": "adjective, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their pregnant women",
"*təbaqqēaʿ*": "verb, piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will rip open"
},
"variants": {
"*rāʿâ*": "evil/harm/calamity/distress",
"*mibṣərêhem*": "their fortresses/strongholds/fortified cities",
"*tahărōg*": "kill/slay/murder",
"*təraṭṭēš*": "dash in pieces/smash/crush",
"*təbaqqēaʿ*": "rip open/split/tear apart"
}
}
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"
}
}