2 Kings 1:4

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.

📖 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 And they said to him, A man came up to meet us, and said to us, Go, return to the king who sent you, and say to him, Thus says the LORD, Is it not because there is no God in Israel that you send to inquire of Baalzebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore, you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but shall surely die.
• 2 Kgs 1:16 : 16 And he said to him, Thus says the LORD, Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baalzebub, the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? Therefore, you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but shall surely die.
• Prov 11:19 : 19 As righteousness leads to life, so he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
• Prov 14:32 : 32 The wicked is banished in his wickedness, but the righteous has hope in his death.
• Ezek 18:4 : 4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sins, it shall die.
• Gen 2:17 : 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat: for in the day that you eat from it you shall surely die.
• Gen 3:4 : 4 And the serpent said to the woman, You shall not surely die:
• Num 26:65 : 65 For the LORD had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
• 1 Sam 28:19 : 19 Moreover, the LORD will also deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines. Tomorrow you and your sons shall be with me: the LORD will also deliver the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.
• 1 Kgs 14:12 : 12 Arise therefore, go to your own house: and when your feet enter into the city, the child shall die.