Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAs the Arameans came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, “Please strike these people with blindness.” So He struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha. Young's Literal Translation And they come down unto it, and Elisha prayeth unto Jehovah, and saith, ‘Smite, I pray Thee, this nation with blindness;’ and He smiteth them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha. King James Bible And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. Hebrew As the Arameans came downוַיֵּרְדוּ֮ (way·yê·rə·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend against him, אֵלָיו֒ (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Elisha אֱלִישָׁ֤ע (’ĕ·lî·šā‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 477: Elisha -- 'God is salvation', a well-known Israelite prophet prayed וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨ל (way·yiṯ·pal·lêl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6419: To judge, to intercede, pray to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel “Please נָ֥א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' strike הַךְ־ (haḵ-) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike these הַזֶּ֖ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that people הַגּוֹי־ (hag·gō·w-) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts with blindness.” בַּסַּנְוֵרִ֑ים (bas·san·wê·rîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5575: Sudden blindness So He struck וַיַּכֵּ֥ם (way·yak·kêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5221: To strike them with blindness, בַּסַּנְוֵרִ֖ים (bas·san·wê·rîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5575: Sudden blindness according to the word כִּדְבַ֥ר (kiḏ·ḇar) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of Elisha. אֱלִישָֽׁע׃ (’ĕ·lî·šā‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 477: Elisha -- 'God is salvation', a well-known Israelite prophet |