Study it in the app“The man of Elohim was angry with him and said, “You should have struck five or six times! Then you would have struck Aram until you had finished it; but now three times you will strike Aram.””
The manאִישׁof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםwas angryוַיִּקְצֹףwith himעָלָיוand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“You should have struckלְהַכּוֹתfiveחָמֵשׁorאוֹsixשֵׁשׁtimes!פְּעָמִיםThenאָזyou would have struckהִכִּיתָAramאֶת אֲרָםuntilעַדyou had finished it;כַּלֵּהbut nowוְעַתָּהthreeשָׁלֹשׁtimesפְּעָמִיםyou will strikeתַּכֶּהAram.”אֶת אֲרָם
man
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” appearsbe angry
Be angry, burst out in rage; provoke to anger.
Where else “yiktsof” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsstrike
To give a blow to someone or something, with the hand or a weapon.
Where else “hakot” appearsfive
Five.
Where else “chamesh” appearssix
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “shesh” appearstime
Each of the occasions on which something happens or is repeated.
Where else “peamim” appearsAram
Aram, a son of Shem; also the land of the Arameans (Syria) and its people; also other men.
Where else “aram” appearsdestroy
To put an end to something, destroy it.
Where else “kale” appearsthree
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shalosh” appears18He said, “Take the arrows.” And he took them. He said to the king of Israel, “Strike toward the ground.” And he struck three times and stopped.
19 · This verse (above)
20Elisha died, and they buried him. Now bands of Moab used to come into the land at the coming of the year.
