KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of the Lord by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And the king” | הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | A king | king |
| “said” | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “unto” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “Hazael,” | חֲזָהאֵ֗ל | Chazael, a king of Syria | Hazael |
| “Take” | קַ֤ח | To take (in the widest variety of applications) | Take |
| “a present” | מִנְחָ֔ה | A donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary) | present |
| “in thine hand,” | בְּיָֽדְךָ֙ | A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows] | thine hand |
| “and go,” | וְלֵ֕ךְ | To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | go |
| “meet” | לִקְרַ֖את | An encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite) | meet |
| “the man” | אִ֣ישׁ | A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) | man |
| “of God,” | הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים | 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 |
| “and inquire” | וְדָֽרַשְׁתָּ֙ | Properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship | inquire |
| “of the Lord” | יְהוָ֤ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “by” | אֶת | Properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc | by |
| “him, saying,” | לֵאמֹ֔ר | To say (used with great latitude) | saying |
| “Shall I recover” | הַאֶֽחְיֶ֖ה | To live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive | recover |
| “of this disease?” | מֵֽחֳלִ֥י | Malady, anxiety, calamity | disease |
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6 And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.
7 And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.
8 And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of the Lord by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
9 So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben-hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
10 And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the Lord hath shewed me that he shall surely die.
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