“And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.”
2 Kings 6:22 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · 2 Kings 6:2218 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙wayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
לֹ֣אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
תַכֶּ֔הtakeh
you must strike them downverbH5221
cast forth · clap · give · go forward ···
הַ/אֲשֶׁ֥רhaʾăšer
¿ those whomparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
שָׁבִ֛יתָšābiytā
you have taken captiveverbH7617
carry · carry away · lead · lead away ···
בְּ/חַרְבְּ/ךָ֥bəḥarəbəkā
by sword yourpronH2719
dagger · knife · mattock · sword ···
וּֽ/בְ/קַשְׁתְּ/ךָ֖wbəqašətəkā
and by bow yourconjH7198
arch · arrow · -shot)
אַתָּ֣הʾatāh
are youprepH859
thou · ye · you
מַכֶּ֑הmakeh
about to strike downverbH5221
cast forth · clap · give · go forward ···
שִׂים֩śiym
putverbH7760
any wise · bring · call · care ···
לֶ֨חֶםleḥem
foodnounH3899
eat · food · fruit · loaf ···
וָ/מַ֜יִםwāmayim
and waterconjH4325
piss · water(-ing · (-course · -flood ···
לִ/פְנֵי/הֶ֗םlipənēyhem
before thempronH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
וְ/יֹֽאכְלוּ֙wəyōʾkəlw
so they may eatconjH398
at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···
וְ/יִשְׁתּ֔וּwəyišətw
and they may drinkconjH8354
assuredly · certainly · drink(-er · -ing) ···
וְ/יֵלְכ֖וּwəyēləkw
awayconjH3212
again · bear · bring · carry ···
אֶלʾel
topronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
אֲדֹנֵי/הֶֽםʾădōnēyhem
master theirnounH113
master · owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'
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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