2 Kings 22:20
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Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.
In other translations
Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.
Hebrew words
לָכֵןlakhen<to> thereforeH3651הִנְנִיhinihere IH2005אֹסִפְךָ'osifkha[will] gather youH622עַל־'al-toH5921אֲבֹתֶיךָ'avoteikhaancestors yourH1וְנֶאֱסַפְתָּvene'esaftaand you will be gatheredH622אֶל־'el-toH413קִבְרֹתֶיךָkivroteichagrave<s> yourH6913בְּשָׁלוֹםbeshalomin peaceH7965וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808תִרְאֶינָהtir'einahthey will lookH7200עֵינֶיךָ'eineikhaeyes yourH5869בְּכֹלbekholon allH3605הָרָעָהhara'ahthe distressH7451אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834אֲנִי'aniIH589מֵבִיאmevi'[will] bringH935עַל־'al-onH5921הַמָּקוֹםhamakomthe placeH4725הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088וַיָּשִׁיבוּvaiyashivuand they brought backH7725אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428דָּבָר׃davarwordH1697
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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