2 Kings 8:10

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2 Kings 8:10, word by word

Elishaאֱלִישָׁעelisha

Elisha

Elisha: a name meaning "El is salvation." He is the son of Shaphat, of Abel-meholah, whom Elijah called to be prophet in his place (1 Kings 19:16-21; 2 Kings 2–13).

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Goלֵךְlech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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‘You will surely live’חָיֹהchayo

live

To have breath and remain in this world, not die.

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but 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.

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has shown meהִרְאַhira

show

To make someone see something.

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he will surely dieמוֹתmot

be put to death

To lose one's life as punishment.

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Translation note

The Hebrew text has two forms here that sound the same: what is read is “say to him, ‘You will surely live’”; what is written says “say, ‘You will not live.’” This translation follows what is read, as in the rest of the book.

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