2 Kings 6:18
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And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the Lord, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.As the Arameans came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, “Please strike these people with blindness.” So He struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.
In other translations
And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the Lord, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.As the Arameans came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, “Please strike these people with blindness.” So He struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.
Hebrew words
וַיֵּרְדוּvaiyereduand they came downH3381אֵלָיו'elavto himH413וַיִּתְפַּלֵּלvaiyitpaleland he prayedH6419אֱלִישָׁע'elisha'ElishaH477אֶל־'el-toH413יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וַיֹּאמַרvaiyomarand he saidH559הַךְ־hakh-strikeH5221נָאna'pleaseH4994אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַגּוֹי־hagoy-the nationH1471הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088בַּסַּנְוֵרִיםbasanverimwith <the> sudden blindnessH5575וַיַּכֵּםvaiyakemand he struck themH5221בַּסַּנְוֵרִיםbasanverimwith <the> sudden blindnessH5575כִּדְבַרkidvaraccording to [the] word ofH1697אֱלִישָׁע׃'elisha'ElishaH477
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Acts 13:11And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
- Genesis 19:11And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.And they struck the men at the entrance, young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.
- John 12:40He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”
- Job 5:14They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night.
- John 9:39And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”
- Romans 11:7What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blindedWhat then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
- Zechariah 12:4In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.On that day, declares the LORD, I will strike every horse with panic, and every rider with madness. I will keep a watchful eye on the house of Judah, but I will strike with blindness all the horses of the nations.
- Deuteronomy 28:28The Lord shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind,
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