Hebrew Interlinear

2 Kings 2:16 Interlinear

And he said unto him Behold now there be with thy servants fifty men strong we pray thee and seek thy master hath taken him up lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD and cast him upon some mountain him upon some valley And he said Ye shall not send

Word-by-Word Analysis

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1וַיֹּ֖אמֶרH559And he saidto say (used with great latitude)
2אֵלָ֡יוH413near, with or among; often in general, to
3הִנֵּהH2009lo!
4נָ֣אH4994'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
5יֵֽשׁH3426unto him Behold now there bethere is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
6אֶתH854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
7עֲבָדֶיךָ֩H5650with thy servantsa servant
8חֲמִשִּׁ֨יםH2572fiftyfifty
9אֲנָשִׁ֜יםH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
10בְּנֵיH1121mena son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
11חַ֗יִלH2428strongprobably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
12יֵ֣לְכוּH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
13נָא֮H4994'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
14וִֽיבַקְשׁ֣וּH1245we pray thee and seekto search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
15אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
16אֲדֹנֶיךָ֒H113thy mastersovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine)
17פֶּןH6435properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
18נְשָׂאוֹ֙H5375hath taken him upto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
19ר֣וּחַH7307lest peradventure the Spiritwind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
20יְהוָ֔הH3068of the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
21וַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙H7993and castto throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
22בְּאַחַ֣תH259him upon someproperly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first
23הֶֽהָרִ֔יםH2022mountaina mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
24א֖וֹH176desire (and so probably in proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
25בְּאַחַ֣תH259him upon someproperly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first
26הַגֵּיאָוֹ֑תH1516valleya gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
27וַיֹּ֖אמֶרH559And he saidto say (used with great latitude)
28לֹ֥אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
29תִשְׁלָֽחוּ׃H7971Ye shall not sendto send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

Verse Context

2 Kings 2:15saw And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho ...
2 Kings 2:16 (current)And he said unto him Behold now there be with thy servants fifty men strong we pray thee and seek thy master hath taken him up lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD and cast him upon some mountain him upon some valley And he said Ye shall not send
2 Kings 2:17And when they urged him till he was ashamed he said Send...

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