2 KINGS 6:31

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.”

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2 Kings 6:31 Translation & Meaning

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Then he said, וַיֹּ֕אמֶר To say (used with great latitude) Then said
God אֱלֹהִ֖ים Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative God
do יַעֲשֶׂה To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application do
so כֹּֽה Properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now so
and more יוֹסִ֑ף To add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing) more
also וְכֹ֣ה Properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now also
to me, if אִֽם Used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not if
the head רֹ֣אשׁ The head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) head
of Elisha אֱלִישָׁ֧ע Elisha, the famous prophet Elisha
the son בֶּן A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) son
of Shaphat שָׁפָ֛ט Shaphat, the name of four Israelites Shaphat
shall stand יַעֲמֹ֞ד To stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) stand
on עָלָ֖יו Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications on
him this day. הַיּֽוֹם׃ A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) day

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  • 29  So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.

  • 30  And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.

  • 31  Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

  • 32  But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

  • 33  And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the Lord; what should I wait for the Lord any longer?




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