2 Kings 3:14

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And Elisha said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.Then Elisha said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not for my regard for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you or acknowledge you.

In other translations

And Elisha said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.Then Elisha said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not for my regard for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you or acknowledge you.

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֱלִישָׁע'elisha'ElishaH477חַי־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416יְהוָהyahwehof YahwehH3068צְבָאוֹתtzeva'otof hostsH6635אֲשֶׁר'asherwhomH834עָמַדְתִּי'amadtiI standH5975לְפָנָיוlefanav<to> before himH6440כִּיkiforH3588לוּלֵיluleiif notH3884פְּנֵיpenei[the] face ofH6440יְהוֹשָׁפָטyehoshafatJehoshaphatH3092מֶלֶךְ־melekh-[the] king ofH4428יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063אֲנִי'aniIH589נֹשֵׂאnose'[am] lifting upH5375אִם־'im-ifH518אַבִּיט'abitI will lookH5027אֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato youH413וְאִם־ve'im-and ifH518אֶרְאֶךָּ׃'er'ekaI will see youH7200

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

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Elisha, Jehoshaphat, Judah

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