New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 8:7-15
7Then Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834. NowBen-hadadH1130,the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758,wasH2470sickחֹלֶ֑הcho.LehH2470,and it was toldוַיֻּגַּד־vai.yu.gad-H5046to him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “The manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has comeבָּ֛אba'H935hereעַד־ הֵֽנָּה׃'ad- He.nahH5704H2008.”
8And the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֗לcha.za.h.'ElH2371, “Takeקַ֤חkachH3947a giftמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503in your handבְּיָֽדְךָ֙be.ya.de.KhaH3027and goוְלֵ֕ךְve.LekhH1980to meetלִקְרַ֖אתlik.RatH7122the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andinquireוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֨ve.da.rash.TaH1875of the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068by him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Will I recoverהַאֶחְיֶ֖הha.'ech.YehH2421from thisזֶֽה׃ZehH2088sicknessמֵחֳלִ֥יme.cho.LiH2483?’”
9So Hazaelחֲזָאֵל֮cha.za.'ElH2371wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to meetלִקְרָאתוֹ֒lik.ra.ToH7122him and tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947a giftמִנְחָ֤הmin.ChahH4503in his handבְיָדוֹ֙ve.ya.DoH3027,even everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605kind of goodH2898thingט֣וּבtuvH2898of Damascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705camels’גָּמָ֑לga.MalH1581loadsמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853;and he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935and stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Your sonבִּנְךָ֨bin.KhaH1121Ben-hadadH1130kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758has sentשְׁלָחַ֤נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Will I recoverהַאֶחְיֶ֖הha.'ech.YehH2421from thisזֶֽה׃ZehH2088sicknessמֵחֳלִ֥יme.cho.LiH2483?’”
10Then Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980,sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559to him, ‘You will certainlyחָיֹ֣הcha.YohH2421recoverתִחְיֶ֑הtich.YehH2421’; but theLordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has shownוְהִרְאַ֥נִיve.hir.'A.niH7200me that he will certainlyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.”
12And Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֔לcha.za.'ElH2371saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069is my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113weepingבֹכֶ֑הvo.KhehH1058?” And heansweredוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I knowיָדַ֡עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045the evilH7463that you will doתַּעֲשֶׂה֩ta.'a.SehH6213to the sonsלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478:you will setתְּשַׁלַּ֤חte.sha.LachH7971their fortifiedH4013citiesH4013on fireבָּאֵשׁ֙ba.'EshH784,you will killתַּהֲרֹ֔גta.ha.RogH2026their youngוּבַחֻֽרֵיהֶם֙u.va.chu.rei.HemH970menH970with the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,their littleH5768onesH5768youwill smashH7376toH7376piecesH7376,and you will ripH1234upH1234their pregnantוְהָרֹתֵיהֶ֖םve.ha.ro.tei.HemH2030womenH2030.”
13Then Hazaelחֲזָהאֵ֔לcha.za.h.'ElH2371saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “But whatמָ֤הmahH4100is your servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650--a lowlydogהַכֶּ֔לֶבha.Ke.levH3611--that he could doיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697?”And Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has shownהִרְאַ֧נִיhir.'A.niH7200me that you will bekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Aramאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758.”
14So he leftוַיֵּ֣לֶךְ׀vai.Ye.lekhH1980H4480Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477and cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to his masterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113,who saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100did Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477sayאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559to you?” And heansweredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “He toldאָ֥מַר'A.marH559me thatyou would certainlyחָיֹ֥הcha.YohH2421recoverתִחְיֶֽה׃tich.YehH2421.”
15But on the followingH4283dayמִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,he tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947thecoverH4345and dippedוַיִּטְבֹּ֣לvai.yit.BolH2881it in waterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and spreadוַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.RosH6566it overעַל־'al-H5921his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440,so that he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191.And Hazaelחֲזָהאֵ֖לcha.za.h.'ElH2371becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427inH8478his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 8
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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