2 Kings 2:19

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And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Please note, our lord, that the city’s location is good, as you can see. But the water is bad and the land is unfruitful.”

In other translations

And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Please note, our lord, that the city’s location is good, as you can see. But the water is bad and the land is unfruitful.”

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559אַנְשֵׁי'anshei[the] people ofH582הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892אֶל־'el-toH413אֱלִישָׁע'elisha'ElishaH477הִנֵּה־hineh-here!H2009נָאna'pleaseH4994מוֹשַׁבmoshav[the] location ofH4186הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892טוֹבtov[is] goodH2896כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherjust asH834אֲדֹנִי'adonilord myH113רֹאֶהro'eh[is] seeingH7200וְהַמַּיִםvehamayimand the watersH4325רָעִיםra'im[are] badH7451וְהָאָרֶץveha'aretzand the landH776מְשַׁכָּלֶת׃meshakalet[is] causing abortionsH7921

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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Topics

People and places

People: Elisha

Places: Jericho

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