Hebrew Interlinear
2 Kings 2:4 Interlinear
“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 |
Verse Context
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2 Kings 2:4 (current)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
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