2 Kings 1:12
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And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.
In other translations
And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.
Hebrew words
וַיַּעַןvaiya'anand he answeredH6030אֵלִיָּה'eliyahElijahH452וַיְדַבֵּרvaydaberand he spokeH1696אֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemto themH413אִם־'im-ifH518אִישׁ'ish[am] [the] man ofH376הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430אָנִי'aniIH589תֵּרֶדteredlet it come downH3381אֵשׁ'eshfireH784מִן־min-fromH4480הַשָּׁמַיִםhashamayimthe heavensH8064וְתֹאכַלvetokhaland let it consumeH398אֹתְךָ'otekha<obj.> youH853וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853חֲמִשֶּׁיךָchamisheikhafifty [men] yourH2572וַתֵּרֶדvateredand it came downH3381אֵשׁ־'esh-[the] fire ofH784אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430מִן־min-fromH4480הַשָּׁמַיִםhashamayimthe heavensH8064וַתֹּאכַלvatokhaland it consumedH398אֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> himH853וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853חֲמִשָּׁיו׃chamishavfifty [men] hisH2572
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 2 Kings 1:9-109 Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down. 10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.9 Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’” 10 Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.
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