Study it in the app“The king answered and said to the man of Elohim, “Entreat, please, the face of YHWH your Elohim, and pray for me, that my hand may return to me.” And the man of Elohim entreated the face of YHWH, and the king’s hand returned to him, and it was as at the first.”
The kingהַמֶּלֶךְansweredוַיַּעַןand saidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe manאִישׁof Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִים“Entreat,חַלplease,נָאthe faceפְּנֵיof YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֶיךָand prayוְהִתְפַּלֵּלfor me,בַּעֲדִיthat my handוְ יָדִיmay returnתָשֹׁבto me.”אֵלָיAnd the manוַ אִישׁof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםentreatedיְחַלthe faceפְּנֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהand the king’sהַמֶּלֶךְhandוַ יַדreturnedתָּשָׁבto him,אֵלָיוand it wasוַתְּהִיasכְּat the first.בָרִאשֹׁנָה
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsanswer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaan” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearsentreat
Literally "soften the face": to plead for someone's favor.
Where else “chal” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearspray
To talk with God, often asking for others.
Where else “hitpalel” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yadi” appearsreturn
To go back to a place.
Where else “tashov” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “tehi” appearsformer
What already happened or existed before, in past times.
Where else “rishona” appears5The altar was torn apart, and the ashes were poured out from the altar, according to the wonder that the man of Elohim had given by the word of YHWH.
6 · This verse (above)
7The king spoke to the man of Elohim, “Come with me to the house and refresh yourself, and I will give you a gift.”
