2 Kings 13:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king’s hands.”

2 Kings 13:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 2 Kings 13:1615 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶרwayōʾmer

answerconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

לְ/מֶ֣לֶךְləmelekə

kingpronH4428

royal

יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לyiśərāʾēl

IsraelnounH3478

הַרְכֵּ֤בharəkēb

bring back)verbH7392

carry · get up · on back · put ···

יָֽדְ/ךָ֙yādəkā

handnounH3027

about · armholes · at · axletree ···

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

הַ/קֶּ֔שֶׁתhaqešet

bow(-manparticleH7198

arch · arrow · -shot)

וַ/יַּרְכֵּ֖בwayarəkēb

bring back)conjH7392

carry · get up · on back · put ···

יָד֑/וֹyādwō

handnounH3027

about · armholes · at · axletree ···

וַ/יָּ֧שֶׂםwayāśem

appointconjH7760

any wise · bring · call · care ···

אֱלִישָׁ֛עʾĕliyšāʿ

ElishanounH477

יָדָ֖י/וyādāyw

handnounH3027

about · armholes · at · axletree ···

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

יְדֵ֥יyədēy

handnounH3027

about · armholes · at · axletree ···

הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְhamelekə

kingparticleH4428

royal

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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