God & Savior

2 Kings 13:21

Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.
2 Kings 13:21
Read chapter

Original language and places

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)

וַיְהִ֞י הֵ֣ם׀ קֹבְרִ֣ים אִ֗ישׁ וְהִנֵּה֙ רָא֣וּ אֶֽת־הַגְּד֔וּד וַיַּשְׁלִ֥יכוּ אֶת־הָאִ֖ישׁ בְּקֶ֣בֶר אֱלִישָׁ֑ע וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ וַיִּגַּ֤ע הָאִישׁ֙ בְּעַצְמ֣וֹת אֱלִישָׁ֔ע וַיְחִ֖י וַיָּ֥קָם עַל־רַגְלָֽיו׃ פ

  1. וַיְהִ֞יvay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. הֵ֣ם׀hem“they”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  3. קֹבְרִ֣יםkoe.Rim“[were] burying”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from קָבַר · “to bury” · Strong's H6912
  4. אִ֗ישׁ'Ish“a man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  5. וְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.Neh“and there!”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  6. רָא֣וּra.'U“they saw”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  7. אֶֽת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  8. הַגְּד֔וּדha.ge.Dud“<the> marauding band”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גְּדוּד · “band” · Strong's H1416
  9. וַיַּשְׁלִ֥יכוּvai.yash.Li.khu“and they threw”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁלַךְ · “to throw” · Strong's H7993
  10. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  11. הָאִ֖ישׁha.'Ish“the man”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  12. בְּקֶ֣בֶרbe.Ke.ver“in [the] grave of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קֶ֫בֶר · “grave” · Strong's H6913
  13. אֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'“Elisha”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֱלִישָׁע · “Elisha” · Strong's H0477
  14. וַיֵּ֜לֶךְvai.Ye.lekh“and he went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  15. וַיִּגַּ֤עvai.yi.Ga'“and he touched”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָגַע · “to touch” · Strong's H5060
  16. הָאִישׁ֙ha.'Ish“the man”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  17. בְּעַצְמ֣וֹתbe.'atz.Mot“<in> [the] bones of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from עֶ֫צֶם · “bone” · Strong's H6106G
  18. אֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'“Elisha”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֱלִישָׁע · “Elisha” · Strong's H0477
  19. וַיְחִ֖יvay.Chi“and he lived”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָיָה · “to live” · Strong's H2421
  20. וַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.kom“and he arose”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “establish” · Strong's H6965I
  21. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  22. רַגְלָֽיו׃ פrag.Lav“feet his”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֶ֫גֶל · “foot” · Strong's H7272
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)