Hebrew Interlinear
2 Kings 2:4 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of 2 Kings 2:4, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“And he said And Elijah unto him Elisha tarry As the LORD hath sent me to Jericho And he said liveth As the LORD liveth and as thy soul I will not leave thee So they came me to Jericho”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | H559 | And he said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | ל֨וֹ | H0 | ||
| 3 | אֵֽלִיָּ֜הוּ | H452 | And Elijah | elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other israelites |
| 4 | אֱלִישָׁ֣ע׀ | H477 | unto him Elisha | elisha, the famous prophet |
| 5 | שֵֽׁב | H3427 | tarry | properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry |
| 6 | נָ֣א | H4994 | 'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction | |
| 7 | פֹ֗ה | H6311 | this place (french ici), i.e., here or hence | |
| 8 | כִּ֤י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 9 | יְהוָ֥ה | H3068 | As the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 10 | שְׁלָחַ֣נִי | H7971 | hath sent | to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) |
| 11 | יְרִיחֽוֹ׃ | H3405 | me to Jericho | jericho or jerecho, a place in palestine |
| 12 | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | H559 | And he said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 13 | וְחֵֽי | H2416 | liveth | alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin |
| 14 | יְהוָ֥ה | H3068 | As the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 15 | וְחֵֽי | H2416 | liveth | alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin |
| 16 | נַפְשְׁךָ֖ | H5315 | and as thy soul | properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment |
| 17 | אִם | H518 | used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | |
| 18 | אֶֽעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ | H5800 | I will not leave | to loosen, i.e., relinquish, permit, etc |
| 19 | וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ | H935 | thee So they came | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 20 | יְרִיחֽוֹ׃ | H3405 | me to Jericho | jericho or jerecho, a place in palestine |
Geographic Context
Verse Context
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