The attendantמְשָׁרֵתof the manאִישׁof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםrose earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּםto get upלָקוּםand went out,וַיֵּצֵאand there wasוְהִנֵּהa forceחַיִלsurroundingסוֹבֵבthe city,אֶת הָעִירwith horsesוְסוּסand chariots.וָרָכֶבHis young manנַעֲרוֹsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Alas,אֲהָהּmy lord!אֲדֹנִיWhatאֵיכָהshall we do?”נַעֲשֶׂה
2 Kings 6:15
Study it in the app“The attendant of the man of Elohim rose early to get up and went out, and there was a force surrounding the city, with horses and chariots. His young man said to him, “Alas, my lord! What shall we do?””
Elisha calms his young man: “more are those with us”; God opens his eyesCourage
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 6:15, word by word
- The attendantמְשָׁרֵתmesharet
attend
To wait on someone closely.
Where else “mesharet” appears- of the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- rose earlyיַּשְׁכֵּםyashkem
rise early
To get up early to do something.
Where else “yashkem” appears- to get upקוּםkum
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kum” appears- and went outיֵּצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears- a forceחַיִלchayil
army
A body of soldiers, a king's armed force.
Where else “chayil” appears- surroundingסוֹבֵבsovev
surround
To enclose someone or something on every side.
Where else “sovev” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- with horsesסוּסsus
horse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “sus” appears- and chariotsרָכֶבrachev
chariot
War chariots.
Where else “rachev” appears- His young manנַעֲרnaar
young servant
A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.
Where else “naar” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Alasאֲהָהּahah
alas
Alas!: a cry of pain or distress.
Where else “ahah” appears- my lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears- shall we doנַעֲשֶׂהnaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “naase” appears
The context
14He sent there horses and chariots and a heavy force, and they came by night and surrounded the city.
15 · This verse (above)
16He said, “Do not be afraid, for more are those who are with us than those who are with them.”