2 Kings 6:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אַחַ֣ד מֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יו ל֖וֹא אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ כִּֽי־אֱלִישָׁ֤ע הַנָּבִיא֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יַגִּיד֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶת־הַ֨דְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּדַבֵּ֖ר בַּחֲדַ֥ר מִשְׁכָּבֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

And-wə-yō'mer 'aḥad from-ʿăḇāḏāyw: No, 'ăḏōnî the-meleḵ, for-'ĕlîšāʿ the-nāḇî' who [is] in-yiśrā'ēl yaggîḏ to-meleḵ yiśrā'ēl the-dəḇārîm which tədabbēr in-ḥăḏar miškāḇeḵā.

Grammar Details

• *wə-yō'mer*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
• *'aḥad*: cardinal number masculine singular - one
• *ʿăḇāḏāyw*: masculine plural noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his servants
• *lô'*: negative particle - no/not
• *'ăḏōnî*: masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my lord
• *ha-meleḵ*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the king
• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *'ĕlîšāʿ*: proper noun - Elisha
• *ha-nāḇî'*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the prophet
• *yiśrā'ēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *yaggîḏ*: hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he tells/he informs
• *meleḵ*: masculine singular construct noun - king of
• *ha-dəḇārîm*: definite article + masculine plural noun - the words/matters
• *tədabbēr*: piel imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you speak
• *ḥăḏar*: masculine singular construct noun - chamber of
• *miškāḇeḵā*: masculine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your bedroom/bedchamber

Word Meanings

• *ha-nāḇî'*: the prophet/the seer/the spokesman
• *yaggîḏ*: tells/reveals/discloses
• *ḥăḏar miškāḇeḵā*: your bedroom/your private chamber/your inner chamber

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  One of his servants said, "No, my lord the king; Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom."

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And one{H259} of his servants{H5650} said,{H559} Nay, my lord,{H113} O king;{H4428} but Elisha,{H477} the prophet{H5030} that is in Israel,{H3478} telleth{H5046} the king{H4428} of Israel{H3478} the words{H1697} that thou speakest{H1696} in thy bedchamber.{H2315}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And one{H259} of his servants{H5650} said{H559}{(H8799)}, None, my lord{H113}, O king{H4428}: but Elisha{H477}, the prophet{H5030} that is in Israel{H3478}, telleth{H5046}{(H8686)} the king{H4428} of Israel{H3478} the words{H1697} that thou speakest{H1696}{(H8762)} in thy bedchamber{H2315}{H4904}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde one of his seruauntes: Not so my lorde O kynge, but Eliseus the prophet in Israel telleth the kynge of Israel all that thou speakest in thy chamber where thou lyest.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then one of his seruants saide, None, my lorde, O King, but Elisha the Prophet that is in Israel, telleth the King of Israel, euen the wordes that thou speakest in thy priuie chamber.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And one of his seruauntes sayde, None my lorde O king: But Elisa the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel, yea euen the wordes that thou speakest in thy priuie chamber.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that [is] in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  One of his servants said, No, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedchamber.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And one of his servants saith, `Nay, my lord, O king, for Elisha the prophet, who `is' in Israel, declareth to the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in the inner part of thy bed-chamber.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And one of his servants said, Nay, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And one of his servants said, Nay, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And one of them said, Not one of us, my lord king; but Elisha, the prophet in Israel, gives the king of Israel news of the words you say even in your bedroom.

• World English Bible (2000)

  One of his servants said, "No, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  One of his advisers said,“No, my master, O king. The prophet Elisha who lives in Israel keeps telling the king of Israel the things you say in your bedroom.”

Referenced Verses

• Dan 2:28-30 : 28 But there is a God in heaven that reveals secrets, and makes known to King Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed, are these. 29 As for you, O king, your thoughts came into your mind upon your bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he who reveals secrets makes known to you what shall come to pass. 30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes who shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that you might understand the thoughts of your heart.
• Dan 2:47 : 47 The king answered and said to Daniel, Truly, your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing you could reveal this secret.
• Dan 4:9-9 : 9 O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no secret troubles you, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation. 10 These were the visions of my head upon my bed: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great. 11 The tree grew and was strong, and its height reached unto heaven, and its sight to the end of all the earth. 12 Its leaves were beautiful, and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all; the beasts of the field had shade under it, and the birds of the heaven dwelt in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it. 13 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and behold, a watcher, a holy one, came down from heaven. 14 He cried aloud, and said this, 'Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit; let the beasts get away from under it, and the birds from its branches. 15 Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth. 16 Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given to him; and let seven times pass over him. 17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones, to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He will, and sets over it the lowest of men. 18 This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Now you, O Belteshazzar, declare its interpretation, since all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.
• Amos 3:7 : 7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret unto his servants the prophets.
• 2 Kgs 5:3 : 3 And she said to her mistress, If only my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy.
• 2 Kgs 5:8 : 8 And it happened, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
• 2 Kgs 5:13-15 : 13 And his servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, My father, if the prophet had told you to do something great, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, Wash and be clean? 14 Then he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. 15 And he returned to the man of God, he and all his entourage, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, please, take a blessing from your servant.
• 2 Kgs 6:9-9 : 9 And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, Beware that you do not pass such a place; for there the Syrians have come down. 10 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.
• Ps 139:1-4 : 1 O LORD, You have searched me and known me. 2 You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought from afar. 3 You comprehend my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. 4 For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.
• Eccl 10:20 : 20 Curse not the king, no not in your thought; and curse not the rich in your bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which has wings shall tell the matter.
• Isa 29:15 : 15 Woe to them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who sees us? and who knows us?
• Jer 23:23-24 : 23 Am I a God nearby, says the LORD, and not a God afar off? 24 Can anyone hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? says the LORD. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the LORD.
• Dan 2:22-23 : 22 He reveals deep and secret things: he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him. 23 I thank you, and praise you, O God of my fathers, who has given me wisdom and might, and has made known to me now what we desired of you: for you have now made known to us the king's matter.