2 Kings 7:2
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Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”
In other translations
Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”
Hebrew words
וַיַּעַןvaiya'anand he answeredH6030הַשָּׁלִישׁhashalishthe officerH7991אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whoH834לַמֶּלֶךְlamelekh[belonged] to the kingH4428נִשְׁעָןnish'an[who] was leaningH8172עַל־'al-onH5921יָדוֹyadohand hisH3027אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אִישׁ'ish[the] man ofH376הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430וַיֹּאמַרvaiyomarand he saidH559הִנֵּהhinehhere!H2009יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068עֹשֶׂה'oseh[is] makingH6213אֲרֻבּוֹת'arubotwindowsH699בַּשָּׁמַיִםbashamayimin the heavensH8064הֲיִהְיֶהhayihyeh¿ will it happenH1961הַדָּבָרhadavarthe thingH1697הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הִנְּכָהhinekhahhere youH2005רֹאֶהro'eh[are] about to seeH7200בְּעֵינֶיךָbe'eineikhawith own eyes yourH5869וּמִשָּׁםumishamand from thereH8033לֹאlo'notH3808תֹאכֵל׃ סtokhelyou will eatH398
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