2 Kings 5:7
When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”
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ASV
And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? but consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
KJV
And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
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29 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֡י | vay.Hi | and it was | H1961 → |
| כִּקְרֹא֩ | kik.Ro' | when read aloud | H7121 → |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | Me.lekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַסֵּ֜פֶר | ha.Se.fer | the letter | H5612 → |
| וַיִּקְרַ֣ע | vai.yik.Ra' | and he tore | H7167 → |
| בְּגָדָ֗יו | be.ga.Dav | clothes his | H899 → |
| וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| הַאֱלֹהִ֥ים | ha.'E.lo.Him | ¿ God | H430 → |
| אָ֙נִי֙ | 'a.ni | [am] I | H589 → |
| לְהָמִ֣ית | le.ha.Mit | to kill | H4191 → |
| וּֽלְהַחֲי֔וֹת | u.le.ha.cha.Yot | and to restore to life | H2421 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → |
| זֶה֙ | zeh | this [man] | H2088 → |
| שֹׁלֵ֣חַ | sho.Le.ach | [is] sending | H7971 → |
| אֵלַ֔י | 'e.Lai | to me | H413 → |
| לֶאֱסֹ֥ף | le.'e.Sof | to deliver | H622 → |
| אִ֖ישׁ | 'ish | a man | H376 → |
| מִצָּֽרַעְתּ֑וֹ | mi.tza.ra'.To | from skin disease his | H6883 → |
| כִּ֤י | ki | that | H3588 → |
| אַךְ־ | 'akh- | only | H389 → |
| דְּעֽוּ־ | de.'u- | consider | H3045 → |
| נָא֙ | na' | please | H4994 → |
| וּרְא֔וּ | u.re.'U | and see | H7200 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → |
| מִתְאַנֶּ֥ה | mit.'a.Neh | [is] seeking an opportunity | H579 → |
| ה֖וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → |
| לִֽי׃ | Li | to me |
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