2 Kings 1:12

Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.
2 Kings 1:12
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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)

וַיַּ֣עַן אֵלִיָּה֮ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵיהֶם֒ אִם־אִ֤ישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אָ֔נִי תֵּ֤רֶד אֵשׁ֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְתֹאכַ֥ל אֹתְךָ֖ וְאֶת־חֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָ וַתֵּ֤רֶד אֵשׁ־אֱלֹהִים֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַתֹּ֥אכַל אֹת֖וֹ וְאֶת־חֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃

  1. וַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'an“and he answered”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6030B
  2. אֵלִיָּה֮'e.li.Yah“Elijah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֵלִיָּה · “Elijah” · Strong's H0452G
  3. וַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.Ber“and he spoke”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  4. אֲלֵיהֶם֒'a.lei.Hem“to them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  5. אִם־'im-“if”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  6. אִ֤ישׁ'ish“[am] [the] man of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  7. הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  8. אָ֔נִי'A.ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  9. תֵּ֤רֶדTe.red“let it come down”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
  10. אֵשׁ֙'esh“fire”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
  11. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  12. הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yim“the heavens”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  13. וְתֹאכַ֥לve.to.Khal“and let it consume”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  14. אֹתְךָ֖'o.te.Kha“<obj.> you”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  15. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  16. חֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָcha.mi.Shei.kha“fifty [men] your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חֲמִשִּׁים · “fifty” · Strong's H2572
  17. וַתֵּ֤רֶדva.Te.red“and it came down”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
  18. אֵשׁ־'esh-“[the] fire of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
  19. אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  20. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  21. הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yim“the heavens”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  22. וַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khal“and it consumed”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  23. אֹת֖וֹ'o.To“<obj.> him”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  24. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  25. חֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃cha.mi.Shav“fifty [men] his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חֲמִשִּׁים · “fifty” · Strong's H2572
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)