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2 Kings 1:11

So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’”
2 Kings 1:11
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיָּ֜שָׁב וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֵלָ֛יו שַׂר־חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אַחֵ֖ר וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יו וַיַּ֙עַן֙ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֔יו אִ֚ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים כֹּֽה־אָמַ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מְהֵרָ֥ה רֵֽדָה׃

  1. וַיָּ֜שָׁבvai.Ya.shov“and he returned”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “again” · Strong's H7725J
  2. וַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.Lach“and he sent”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
  3. אֵלָ֛יו'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. שַׂר־sar-“a commander of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שַׂר · “ruler” · Strong's H8269
  5. חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.Shim“a fifty”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חֲמִשִּׁים · “fifty” · Strong's H2572
  6. אַחֵ֖ר'a.Cher“another”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from אַחֵר · “another” · Strong's H0312
  7. וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יוva.cha.mi.Shav“and fifty [men] his”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חֲמִשִּׁים · “fifty” · Strong's H2572
  8. וַיַּ֙עַן֙vai.Ya.'an“and he answered”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6030B
  9. וַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.Ber“and he spoke”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  10. אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  11. אִ֚ישׁ'ish“O man of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  12. הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  13. כֹּֽה־koh-“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  14. אָמַ֥ר'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  15. הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  16. מְהֵרָ֥הme.he.Rah“quickly”
    Adverb · from מְהֵרָה · “haste” · Strong's H4120
  17. רֵֽדָה׃Re.dah“come down !”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, paragogic he · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)