Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “ but you will not eat any of it.” Young's Literal Translation And the captain whom the king hath, by whose hand he hath been supported, answereth the man of God and saith, ‘Lo, Jehovah is making windows in the heavens—shall this thing be?’ and he saith, ‘Lo, thou art seeing it with thine eyes, and thereof thou dost not eat.’ King James Bible Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, [if] the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see [it] with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. Hebrew But the officerהַשָּׁלִ֡ישׁ (haš·šā·lîš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7991: A triple, a triangle, a three-fold measure, a general of the third rank on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against whose arm יָד֜וֹ (yā·ḏōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand the king לַמֶּלֶךְ֩ (lam·me·leḵ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king leaned נִשְׁעָ֨ן (niš·‘ān) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8172: To lean, support oneself answered וַיַּ֣עַן (way·ya·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond the man אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of God, הָאֱלֹהִים֮ (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative “Look, הִנֵּ֣ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! even if the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel were to make עֹשֶׂ֤ה (‘ō·śeh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make windows אֲרֻבּוֹת֙ (’ă·rub·bō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 699: A lattice, a window, dovecot, chimney, sluice in heaven, בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם (baš·šā·ma·yim) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky could this הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that really happen?” הֲיִהְיֶ֖ה (hă·yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be “You will see [it] רֹאֶה֙ (rō·’eh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see with your own eyes,” בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ (bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain replied [Elisha], וַיֹּאמַר֒ (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “but you will not eat תֹאכֵֽל׃ (ṯō·ḵêl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat any of it.” וּמִשָּׁ֖ם (ū·miš·šām) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither |
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