2 Kings 1:7

The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?”
2 Kings 1:7
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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)

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם מֶ֚ה מִשְׁפַּ֣ט הָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָלָ֖ה לִקְרַאתְכֶ֑ם וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃

  1. וַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.Ber“and he spoke”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  2. אֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.Hem“to them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. מֶ֚הmeh“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  4. מִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.Pat“[was] [the] appearance of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מִשְׁפָּט · “justice” · Strong's H4941H
  5. הָאִ֔ישׁha.'Ish“the man”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  6. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  7. עָלָ֖ה'a.Lah“he came up”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  8. לִקְרַאתְכֶ֑םlik.rat.Khem“to meet you”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from קָרָא · “meet” · Strong's H7122G
  9. וַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.Ber“and he spoke”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  10. אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.Khem“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  11. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  12. הַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.Rim“the words”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
  13. הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.leh“<the> these”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)