2 Kings 8:13
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And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.“But how could your servant, a mere dog, do such a monstrous thing?” said Hazael. And Elisha answered, “The LORD has shown me that you will be king over Aram.”
In other translations
And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.“But how could your servant, a mere dog, do such a monstrous thing?” said Hazael. And Elisha answered, “The LORD has shown me that you will be king over Aram.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559חֲזָהאֵלchazah'elHazaelH2371כִּיkithatH3588מָהmahwhat?H4100עַבְדְּךָ'avdekha[is] servant yourH5650הַכֶּלֶבhakelevthe dogH3611כִּיkithatH3588יַעֲשֶׂהya'asehhe will doH6213הַדָּבָרhadavarthe thingH1697הַגָּדוֹלhagadol<the> greatH1419הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֱלִישָׁע'elisha'ElishaH477הִרְאַנִיhir'anihe has shown meH7200יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֹתְךָ'otekha<obj.> youH853מֶלֶךְmelekhkingH4428עַל־'al-overH5921אֲרָם׃'aramAramH758
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 17:43And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.“Am I a dog,” he said to David, “that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
- 1 Kings 19:15And the Lord said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:Then the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram.
- 2 Samuel 9:8And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?”
- Micah 2:1Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
- Matthew 7:6Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
- Psalm 22:20Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.
- Psalm 22:16For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
- 2 Kings 8:10And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the Lord hath shewed me that he shall surely die.Elisha answered, “Go and tell him, ‘You will surely recover.’ But the LORD has shown me that in fact he will die.”
- Matthew 26:33-3533 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended. 34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.33 Peter said to Him, “Even if all fall away on account of You, I never will.” 34 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus declared, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” 35 Peter replied, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the other disciples said the same thing.
- Philippians 3:2Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!
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People and places
Places: Syria