Hebrew Interlinear

2 Kings 7:19 Interlinear

answered And that lord the man of God and said Now behold if the LORD should make windows in heaven might such a thing and said Behold thou shalt see it with thine eyes but shalt not eat

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיַּ֨עַןH6030answeredproperly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
2הַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁH7991And that lorda triple, i.e., (as an officer) a general of the third rank (upward, i.e., the highest)
3אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
4אִ֣ישׁH376the mana 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)
5הָֽאֱלֹהִים֮H430of Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
6וַיֹּ֗אמֶרH559and saidto say (used with great latitude)
7וְהִנֵּ֣הH2009lo!
8יְהוָ֗הH3068Now behold if the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
9עֹשֶׂ֤הH6213should maketo do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
10אֲרֻבּוֹת֙H699windowsa lattice; (by implication) a window, dovecot (because of the pigeon-holes), chimney (with its apertures for smoke), sluice (with openings for water)
11בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםH8064in 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
12הֲיִֽהְיֶ֖הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
13כַּדָּבָ֣רH1697might such a thinga word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
14הַזֶּ֑הH2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
15וַיֹּ֗אמֶרH559and saidto say (used with great latitude)
16הִנְּךָ֤H2009lo!
17רֹאֶה֙H7200Behold thou shalt seeto see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
18בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָH5869it with thine eyesan eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
19וּמִשָּׁ֖םH8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
20לֹ֥אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
21תֹאכֵֽל׃H398but shalt not eatto eat (literally or figuratively)

Verse Context

2 Kings 7:18 had spoken And it came to pass as the man of God to the king...
2 Kings 7:19 (current)answered And that lord the man of God and said Now behold if the LORD should make windows in heaven might such a thing and said Behold thou shalt see it with thine eyes but shalt not eat
2 Kings 7:20 trode And so it fell out unto him for the people...

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