2 Kings 5:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid who is from the land of Israel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּבֹ֕א וַיַּגֵּ֥ד לַאדֹנָ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑ר כָּזֹ֤את וְכָזֹאת֙ דִּבְּרָ֣ה הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר מֵאֶ֥רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

wa-yāḇōʾ wa-yaggēd la-ʾdōnāyw lēʾmōr kā-zōʾt wə-kā-zōʾt dibbərāh ha-naʿărāh ʾăšer mē-ʾereṣ Yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

• *wa-yāḇōʾ*: conjunction with qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he came
• *wa-yaggēd*: conjunction with hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he told
• *la-ʾdōnāyw*: preposition with noun and 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his master
• *lēʾmōr*: qal infinitive construct - saying
• *kā-zōʾt*: preposition with demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - like this
• *wə-kā-zōʾt*: conjunction with preposition with demonstrative pronoun - and like this
• *dibbərāh*: piel perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she spoke
• *ha-naʿărāh*: definite article with noun, feminine singular - the young girl
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - who
• *mē-ʾereṣ*: preposition with noun, feminine singular construct - from land of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel

Word Meanings

• *wa-yaggēd*: and he told/and he reported/and he declared
• *kā-zōʾt wə-kā-zōʾt*: such and such/thus and thus/in this and that manner

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Naaman went and told his master, saying, 'This is what the girl from the land of Israel said.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And one went in,{H935} and told{H5046} his lord,{H113} saying,{H559} Thus and thus said{H1696} the maiden{H5291} that is of the land{H776} of Israel.{H3478}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And one went in{H935}{(H8799)}, and told{H5046}{(H8686)} his lord{H113}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Thus and thus said{H1696}{(H8765)} the maid{H5291} that is of the land{H776} of Israel{H3478}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then wente he into his lorde, and tolde him, and sayde: Thus and thus hath the damsel of the londe of Israel spoken.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he went in, and tolde his lorde, saying, Thus and thus saith the mayde that is of the land of Israel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he went in, and tolde his lorde, saying: Thus and thus saide the mayd that is of the lande of Israel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And [one] went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that [is] of the land of Israel.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  One went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maiden who is of the land of Israel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And `one' goeth in and declareth to his lord, saying, `Thus and thus she hath spoken, the damsel who `is' from the land of Israel.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maiden that is of the land of Israel.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maiden that is of the land of Israel.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And someone went and said to his lord, This is what the girl from the land of Israel says.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Someone went in, and told his lord, saying, "The maiden who is from the land of Israel said this."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Naaman went and told his master what the girl from the land of Israel had said.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 7:9-9 : 9 Then they said one to another, We do not do well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we wait until the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household. 10 So they came and called to the gatekeepers of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no one there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and donkeys tied, and the tents as they were. 11 And he called the gatekeepers; and they told it to the king's house within.
• Mark 5:19 : 19 However Jesus did not allow him, but said to him, Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and has had compassion on you.
• Mark 16:9-9 : 9 Now when Jesus was risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven demons. 10 And she went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
• John 1:42-46 : 42 And he brought him to Jesus. Now when Jesus looked at him, he said, You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas, (which is translated, A Stone.) 43 The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and he found Philip and said to him, Follow me. 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, We have found him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote; Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. 46 And Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see.
• John 4:28-29 : 28 The woman then left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and said to the men, 29 Come, see a man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?
• 1 Cor 1:26-27 : 26 For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;