Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?” Young's Literal Translation And Elisha is sitting in his house, and the elders are sitting with him, and [the king] sendeth a man from before him; before the messenger doth come unto him, even he himself said unto the elders, ‘Have ye seen that this son of the murderer hath sent to turn aside my head? see, at the coming in of the messenger, shut the door, and ye have held him fast at the door, is not the sound of the feet of his lord behind him?’ King James Bible But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and [the king] sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: [is] not the sound of his master's feet behind him? Hebrew Now Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁע֙ (we·’ĕ·lî·šā‘) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 477: Elisha -- 'God is salvation', a well-known Israelite prophet was sitting יֹשֵׁ֣ב (yō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in his house, בְּבֵית֔וֹ (bə·ḇê·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house and the elders וְהַזְּקֵנִ֖ים (wə·haz·zə·qê·nîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2205: Old were sitting יֹשְׁבִ֣ים (yō·šə·ḇîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry with him. אִתּ֑וֹ (’it·tōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among The king sent וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out a messenger אִ֜ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person ahead, מִלְּפָנָ֗יו (mil·lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face but before בְּטֶ֣רֶם (bə·ṭe·rem) Preposition-b | Adverb Strong's 2962: Non-occurrence, not yet, before [he] הַמַּלְאָ֨ךְ (ham·mal·’āḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel arrived, יָבֹא֩ (yā·ḇō) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go Elisha וְה֣וּא ׀ (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are said אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the elders, הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים (haz·zə·qê·nîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2205: Old “Do you see הַרְּאִיתֶם֙ (har·rə·’î·ṯem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see how כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction this הַזֶּה֙ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that murderer בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son has sent שָׁלַ֞ח (šā·laḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out someone to cut off לְהָסִ֣יר (lə·hā·sîr) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 5493: To turn aside my head? רֹאשִׁ֔י (rō·šî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7218: The head Look, רְא֣וּ ׀ (rə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see when the messenger הַמַּלְאָ֗ךְ (ham·mal·’āḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel comes, כְּבֹ֣א (kə·ḇō) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go shut סִגְר֤וּ (siḡ·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 5462: To shut up, to surrender the door הַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ (had·de·leṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door to keep him out. וּלְחַצְתֶּ֤ם (ū·lə·ḥaṣ·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3905: To squeeze, press, oppress Is not הֲל֗וֹא (hă·lō·w) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no the sound ק֛וֹל (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6963: A voice, sound of his master’s אֲדֹנָ֖יו (’ă·ḏō·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller footsteps רַגְלֵ֥י (raḡ·lê) Noun - fdc Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda behind him?” אַחֲרָֽיו׃ (’a·ḥă·rāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 310: The hind or following part |
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