Hebrew Interlinear

2 Kings 1:14 Interlinear

Behold there came fire from heaven and burnt up the two captains fifties of the former fifties now be precious therefore let my life in thy sight

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1הִ֠נֵּהH2009lo!
2יָ֤רְדָהH3381Behold there cameto descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
3אֵשׁ֙H784firefire (literally or figuratively)
4מִןH4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
5הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםH8064from heaventhe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
6וַ֠תֹּאכַלH398and burnt upto eat (literally or figuratively)
7אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
8שְׁנֵ֞יH8147the twotwo; also (as ordinal) twofold
9שָׂרֵ֧יH8269captainsa head person (of any rank or class)
10חֲמִשֵּׁיהֶ֑םH2572fiftiesfifty
11הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֖יםH7223of the formerfirst, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
12וְאֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
13חֲמִשֵּׁיהֶ֑םH2572fiftiesfifty
14וְעַתָּ֕הH6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
15תִּיקַ֥רH3365now be preciousproperly, apparently, to be heavy, i.e., (figuratively) valuable; causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit)
16נַפְשִׁ֖יH5315therefore let my lifeproperly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
17בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃H5869in thy sightan eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

Verse Context

2 Kings 1:13again And he sent a captain fifty And the third fifty...
2 Kings 1:14 (current) Behold there came fire from heaven and burnt up the two captains fifties of the former fifties now be precious therefore let my life in thy sight
2 Kings 1:15said And the angel of the LORD unto Elijah Go down...

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