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But nowוְעַתָּהbringקְחוּmeלִיa musician.”מְנַגֵּןAnd it happened,וְהָיָהas the musicianכְּ הַמְנַגֵּןplayed,נַגֵּןthat the handוַתְּהִי יַדof YHWHיְהוָהcame on him.עָלָיו
2 Kings 3:15
Study it in the app“But now bring me a musician.” And it happened, as the musician played, that the hand of YHWH came on him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 3:15, word by word
- bringקְחוּkechu
fetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “kechu” appears- a musicianמְנַגֵּןmenagen
play strings
Play a stringed instrument, plucking the strings with the fingers, as on a lyre; also make music in general.
Where else “menagen” appears- And it happenedהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- that the handיַדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
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” appears
The context
14Elisha said, “As YHWH Tsevaot lives, before whom I stand, if it were not for my regard for Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you or see you.
15 · This verse (above)
16He said, “Thus says YHWH, ‘Make this wadi full of pits upon pits.’