King James Version
2 Kings 6:7 in the King James Version says “Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.” — study this verse from 2 Kings chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.”
2 Kings 6:7 · KJV
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed. axe head: Heb. iron
And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.
Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp. camp: or, encamping
And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“he Take it up”
H7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
“to thee And he put out”
H7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
“his hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
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