2 Kings 13:15 Go deeper

And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Kings 13:15 word 1

אֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'Elisha

Lemma: אֱלִישָׁע (e.li.sah) · Strong's: H0477

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Elisha

Used 58 times. Also: 1 Kings 19:16, 1 Kings 19:17, 1 Kings 19:19, 2 Kings 2:1, 2 Kings 2:2, 2 Kings 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0477; TAHOT 2 Kings 13:15 word 2

קַ֖חkachtake

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT 2 Kings 13:15 word 3

קֶ֣שֶׁתKe.sheta bow

Lemma: קֶ֫שֶׁת (qe.shet) · Strong's: H7198

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: bow

Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:14, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7198; TAHOT 2 Kings 13:15 word 4

וְחִצִּ֑יםve.chi.Tzimand arrows

Lemma: חֵץ (chets) · Strong's: H2671

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: arrow

Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 49:23, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 32:23, Deuteronomy 32:42, 1 Samuel 20:20, 1 Samuel 20:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2671; TAHOT 2 Kings 13:15 word 5

וַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.Kachand he took

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT 2 Kings 13:15 word 6

אֵלָ֖יו'e.Lavto himself

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Kings 13:15 word 7

קֶ֥שֶׁתKe.sheta bow

Lemma: קֶ֫שֶׁת (qe.shet) · Strong's: H7198

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: bow

Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:14, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7198; TAHOT 2 Kings 13:15 word 8

וְחִצִּֽים\׃ve.chi.Tzimand arrows

Lemma: חֵץ (chets) · Strong's: H2671

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: arrow

Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 49:23, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 32:23, Deuteronomy 32:42, 1 Samuel 20:20, 1 Samuel 20:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2671; TAHOT 2 Kings 13:15 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Elisha	→	אֱלִישָׁע H0477 Elisha
told	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
him	→
Take	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
a bow	→	קֶ֫שֶׁת H7198 bow
and some arrows	→	חֵץ H2671 arrow
So [Jehoash] took	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
a bow	→	קֶ֫שֶׁת H7198 bow
and some arrows	→	חֵץ H2671 arrow

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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