2 Kings 5:8

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And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.Now when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent a message to the king: “Why have you torn your clothes? Please let the man come to me, and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.”

In other translations

And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.Now when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent a message to the king: “Why have you torn your clothes? Please let the man come to me, and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.”

Hebrew words

וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961כִּשְׁמֹעַ׀kishmoa'when heardH8085אֱלִישָׁע'elisha'ElishaH477אִישׁ־'ish-[the] man ofH376הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430כִּי־ki-thatH3588קָרַעkara'he had tornH7167מֶלֶךְ־melekh-[the] king ofH4428יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853בְּגָדָיוbegadavclothes hisH899וַיִּשְׁלַחvaiyishlachand he sentH7971אֶל־'el-toH413הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559לָמָּהlamah<to> why?H4100קָרַעְתָּkara'tadid you tearH7167בְּגָדֶיךָbegadeikhaclothes yourH899יָבֹא־yavo'-let him comeH935נָאna'pleaseH4994אֵלַי'elaito meH413וְיֵדַעveyeda'so he may knowH3045כִּיkithatH3588יֵשׁyeshthereH3426נָבִיאnavi'[is] a prophetH5030בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל׃beyisra'elin IsraelH3478

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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People and places

People: Elisha, Jacob

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