2 Kings 1:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?”

2 Kings 1:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 2 Kings 1:58 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יָּשׁ֥וּבוּwayāšwbw

((breakconjH7725

build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···

הַ/מַּלְאָכִ֖יםhamaləʾākiym

ambassadorparticleH4397

angel · king · messenger

אֵלָ֑י/וʾēlāyw

aboutpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶרwayōʾmer

answerconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

אֲלֵי/הֶ֖םʾălēyhem

aboutpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

מַהmah

how (longparticleH4100

oft · ) · thing · what (end ···

זֶּ֥הzeh

heprepH2088

hence · here · it · now ···

שַׁבְתֶּֽםšabətem

((breakverbH7725

build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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