2 Kings 1:13

“Again he sent a third commander of fifty with his fifty. The third commander of fifty went up and came and knelt on his knees before Elijah and pleaded with him and spoke to him, “Man of Elohim, please, let my life and the life of these fifty servants of yours be precious in your eyes.”
2 Kings 1:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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Againוַיָּשָׁבhe sentוַיִּשְׁלַחa thirdשְׁלִשִׁיםcommanderשַׂרof fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםwith his fifty.וַחֲמִשָּׁיוThe thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁיcommanderשַׂרof fiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁיםwent upוַיַּעַלand cameוַיָּבֹאand kneltוַיִּכְרַעonעַלhis kneesבִּרְכָּיוbeforeלְנֶגֶדElijahאֵלִיָּהוּand pleadedוַיִּתְחַנֵּןwith himאֵלָיוand spokeוַיְדַבֵּרto him,אֵלָיו“Manאִישׁof Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםplease,נָאlet my lifeנַפְשִׁיand the lifeוְנֶפֶשׁof theseאֵלֶּהfiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםservants of yoursעֲבָדֶיךָbe preciousתִּיקַרin your eyes.בְּעֵינֶיךָ

2 Kings 1:13, word by word

Againיָּשָׁבyashav

again

To do something one more time.

Where else “yashav” appears

he sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach

send

To send someone or something.

Where else “yishlach” appears

a thirdשְׁלִשִׁיםshelishim

third

The one that comes after the second; in time, the day or month that follows it.

Where else “shelishim” appears

commanderשַׂרsar

chief

Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.

Where else “sar” appears

of fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchamishim

fifty

Fifty.

Where else “chamishim” appears

went upיַּעַלyaal

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

Where else “yaal” appears

and cameיָּבֹאyavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “yavo” appears

and kneltיִּכְרַעyichra

crouch

To bend the body or knees toward the ground, in prayer or before someone.

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his kneesבִּרְכָּיbirkay

knee

Knee.

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beforeנֶגֶדneged

in front of

In someone's presence, before his eyes.

Where else “neged” appears

Elijahאֵלִיָּהוּeliyahu

Elijah

Elijah: a name meaning "my El is YHWH." It is the prophet from Gilead who confronted King Ahab and the worship of Baal (1 Kings 17–2 Kings 2); two other Israelites bear the same name (1 Chronicles 8:27; Ezra 10:21).

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and pleadedיִּתְחַנֵּןyitchanen

plead

To beg someone for mercy.

Where else “yitchanen” appears

and spokeיְדַבֵּרyedaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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“Manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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let my lifeנַפְשִׁnafshi

life

Life, when it is at stake.

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servants of yoursעֲבָדֶיavade

your servant

"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".

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be preciousתִּיקַרtikar

be precious

To be of great worth to someone.

Where else “tikar” appears

in your eyesעֵינֶיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

Where else “ene” appears

The context

12Elijah answered and spoke to them, “If I am a man of Elohim, let fire come down from the heavens and consume you and your fifty.” And the fire of Elohim came down from the heavens and consumed him and his fifty.

13 · This verse (above)

14Look, fire came down from the heavens and consumed the two first commanders of fifty and their fifties; but now let my life be precious in your eyes.”

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