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2 Kings 1:9

Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’”
2 Kings 1:9
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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)

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֵלָ֛יו שַׂר־חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יו וַיַּ֣עַל אֵלָ֗יו וְהִנֵּה֙ יֹשֵׁב֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָהָ֔ר וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֔יו אִ֚ישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ דִּבֶּ֖ר רֵֽדָה׃

  1. וַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.Lach“and he sent”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
  2. אֵלָ֛יו'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. שַׂר־sar-“a commander of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שַׂר · “ruler” · Strong's H8269
  4. חֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.Shim“a fifty”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חֲמִשִּׁים · “fifty” · Strong's H2572
  5. 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
  6. וַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'al“and he went up”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  7. אֵלָ֗יו'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  8. וְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.Neh“and there!”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  9. יֹשֵׁב֙yo.Shev“[he was] sitting”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  10. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  11. רֹ֣אשׁrosh“[the] top of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from רֹאשׁ · “top” · Strong's H7218I
  12. הָהָ֔רha.Har“the hill”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from הַר · “mount” · Strong's H2022G
  13. וַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.Ber“and he spoke”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  14. אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  15. אִ֚ישׁ'ish“O man of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  16. הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  17. הַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  18. דִּבֶּ֖רdi.Ber“he has spoken”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  19. 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)