New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 6:17-20
17Then Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994,openפְּקַח־pe.kach-H6491his eyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869so that he may seeוְיִרְאֶ֑הve.yir.'EhH7200.”And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491the servant’sהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869,and he sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200;and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,the mountainהָהָ֜רha.HarH2022was fullמָלֵ֨אma.Le'H4390ofhorsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483and chariotsוְרֶ֛כֶבve.Re.khevH7393of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784allH5439aroundH5439Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477.
18And when they cameH3381downוַיֵּרְדוּ֮vai.ye.re.DuH3381to him, Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994strikeהַךְ־hakh-H5221thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהַגּוֹי־ha.goy-H1471with blindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֑יםba.san.ve.RimH5575.” So Hestruckוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them with blindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֖יםba.san.ve.RimH5575in accordance with the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477.
19Then Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088is not the wayהַדֶּרֶךְ֮ha.de.reKhH1870,norH3808is thisזֹ֣הzohH2090the cityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892;followלְכ֣וּ אַחֲרַ֔יle.Khu 'a.cha.RaiH1980H310me and I will bringוְאוֹלִ֣יכָהve.'o.Li.khahH1980you to the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you seekתְּבַקֵּשׁ֑וּןte.va.ke.ShunH1245.”And he broughtוַיֹּ֥לֶךְvai.Yo.lekhH1980them to Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃sho.me.Ro.nahH8111.
20When they had comeכְּבֹאָ֣םke.vo.'AmH935into Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹן֒sho.me.rOnH8111,Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,openפְּקַ֥חpe.KachH6491the eyesעֵינֵֽי־'ei.nei-H5869of theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428men,so that they may seeוְיִרְא֑וּve.yir.'UH7200.”So the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491their eyesעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869,and they sawוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200;and beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009, they werein the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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