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.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Elisha, Hazael

Places: Syria

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