2 Kings 6:22
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And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.“Do not kill them,” he replied. “Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and then return to their master.”
In other translations
And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.“Do not kill them,” he replied. “Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and then return to their master.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לֹאlo'notH3808תַכֶּהtakehyou must strike [them] downH5221הַאֲשֶׁרha'asher¿ [those] whomH834שָׁבִיתָshavitayou have taken captiveH7617בְּחַרְבְּךָbecharbekhaby sword yourH2719וּבְקַשְׁתְּךָuvekashtechaand by bow yourH7198אַתָּה'atah[are] youH859מַכֶּהmakehabout to strike downH5221שִׂיםsimputH7760לֶחֶםlechemfoodH3899וָמַיִםvamayimand waterH4325לִפְנֵיהֶםlifneihem<to> before themH6440וְיֹאכְלוּveyokheluso they may eatH398וְיִשְׁתּוּveyishtuand they may drinkH8354וְיֵלְכוּveyelekhuand they may goH1980אֶל־'el-toH413אֲדֹנֵיהֶם׃'adoneihemmaster<s> theirH113
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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