2 Kings 5:7
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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.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!”
In other translations
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.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!”
Hebrew words
וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961כִּקְרֹאkikro'when read aloudH7121מֶלֶךְ־melekh-[the] king ofH4428יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַסֵּפֶרhaseferthe letterH5612וַיִּקְרַעvaiyikra'and he toreH7167בְּגָדָיוbegadavclothes hisH899וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הַאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim¿ GodH430אָנִי'ani[am] IH589לְהָמִיתlehamitto killH4191וּלְהַחֲיוֹתulehachayotand to restore to lifeH2421כִּי־ki-thatH3588זֶהzehthis [man]H2088שֹׁלֵחַsholeach[is] sendingH7971אֵלַי'elaito meH413לֶאֱסֹףle'esofto deliverH622אִישׁ'isha manH376מִצָּרַעְתּוֹmitzara'tofrom skin disease hisH6883כִּיkithatH3588אַךְ־'akh-onlyH389דְּעוּ־de'u-considerH3045נָאna'pleaseH4994וּרְאוּure'uand seeH7200כִּי־ki-thatH3588מִתְאַנֶּהmit'aneh[is] seeking an opportunityH579הוּאhu'heH1931לִי׃lito me
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 1 Samuel 2:6The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
- 1 Kings 20:7Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please take note and see that this man is looking for trouble, for when he demanded my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, I did not deny him.”
- Genesis 30:2And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”
- Deuteronomy 32:39See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
- Daniel 2:11And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.What the king requests is so difficult that no one can tell it to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”
- Luke 11:54Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.waiting to catch Him in something He might say.
- Hosea 6:1Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
- Numbers 14:6And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes
- 2 Kings 11:14And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!”
- Deuteronomy 32:29O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.
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