Hebrew Interlinear

2 Kings 6:22 Interlinear

And he answered Thou shalt not smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow Thou shalt not smite set bread and water before them that they may eat and drink to their master

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559And he answeredto say (used with great latitude)
2לֹ֣אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
3מַכֶּ֑הH5221Thou shalt not smiteto strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
4הַֽאֲשֶׁ֥רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
5שָׁבִ֛יתָH7617those whom thou hast taken captiveto transport into captivity
6בְּחַרְבְּךָ֥H2719with thy sworddrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
7וּֽבְקַשְׁתְּךָ֖H7198and with thy bowa bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
8אַתָּ֣הH859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
9מַכֶּ֑הH5221Thou shalt not smiteto strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
10שִׂים֩H7760setto put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
11לֶ֨חֶםH3899breadfood (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
12וָמַ֜יִםH4325and waterwater; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
13לִפְנֵיהֶ֗םH6440beforethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
14וְיֹֽאכְלוּ֙H398them that they may eatto eat (literally or figuratively)
15וְיִשְׁתּ֔וּH8354and drinkto imbibe (literally or figuratively)
16וְיֵֽלְכ֖וּH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
17אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
18אֲדֹֽנֵיהֶֽם׃H113to their mastersovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine)

Verse Context

2 Kings 6:21said And the king of Israel unto Elisha when he saw...
2 Kings 6:22 (current)And he answered Thou shalt not smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow Thou shalt not smite set bread and water before them that they may eat and drink to their master
2 Kings 6:23And he prepared provision great for them and when they had eaten and drunk...

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