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2 Kings 8:13 — King James Version← Study notes

And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.


2 Kings 8:13Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 2 Kings 8:1319 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
חֲזָהאֵ֔לḥăzāhʾēl
HazaelnounH2371
כִּ֣יkiy
thatconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
מָ֤הmāh
what?particleH4100
oft · ) · thing · what (end ···
עַבְדְּ/ךָ֙ʿabədəkā
is servant yournounH5650
bondage · servant · servant
הַ/כֶּ֔לֶבhakeleb
the dogparticleH3611
כִּ֣יkiy
thatconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
יַעֲשֶׂ֔הyaʿăśeh
he will doverbH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
הַ/דָּבָ֥רhadābār
the thingparticleH1697
advice · affair · answer · any such ···
הַ/גָּד֖וֹלhagādwōl
greatparticleH1419
aloud · exceeding · far · great (man ···
הַ/זֶּ֑הhazeh
thisparticleH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אֱלִישָׁ֔עʾĕliyšāʿ
ElishanounH477
הִרְאַ֧/נִיhirəʾaniy
he has shown meverbH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
יְהוָ֛הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֹתְ/ךָ֖ʾōtəkā
youparticleH853
מֶ֥לֶךְmelekə
kingnounH4428
royal
עַלʿal
overpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
אֲרָֽםʾărām
AramnounH758
Mesopotamia · Syria · Syrians
Words 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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