2 Kings 8:12

“Hazael said, “Why is my lord weeping?” He said, “Because I know the evil that you will do to the sons of Israel: their fortresses you will set on fire, their young men you will kill with the sword, their little ones you will dash to pieces, and their pregnant women you will rip open.””

2 Kings 8:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Kings 8:12, word by word

Hazaelחֲזָאֵלchazael

Hazael

Hazael: a name meaning "El has seen." He is the king of Aram, in Damascus, who harshly oppressed Israel (1 Kings 19:15; 2 Kings 8:7-15; 13:22).

Where else “chazael” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

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“Whyמַדּוּעַmadua

why?

Why? For what reason?

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is my lordאֲדֹנִadoni

lord

The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.

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weepingבֹכֶהvoche

weep

Weep, cry; mourn for someone.

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I knowיָדַעְתִּיyadati

know

To know something, realize.

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the evilרָעָהraa

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

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you will doתַּעֲשֶׂהtaase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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to the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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their fortressesמִבְצְרֵיmivtsre

fortress, fortified city

Fortress, fortified city.

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you will setתְּשַׁלַּחteshalach

send

To send someone or something.

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on fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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their young menבַחֻרֵיvachure

young man

A young man in the fullness of his strength.

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you will killתַּהֲרֹגtaharog

kill

Kill, slay.

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with the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

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their little onesעֹלְלֵיolle

young child

A small child, an infant. Said of young children, often together with "the nursing child."

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you will dash to piecesתְּרַטֵּשׁteratesh

dash to pieces

Dash, throw against the ground or the rocks until smashed. Used of what a cruel army does to the children of a conquered city (2 Kings 8:12; Isaiah 13:16; Hosea 13:16).

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and their pregnant womenהָרֹתֵיharote

pregnant

Pregnant, with child.

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you will rip openתְּבַקֵּעַtevakea

rip open

To rip a body or a thing violently to pieces.

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The context

11He fixed his face and kept it so until he was ashamed, and the man of Elohim wept.

12 · This verse (above)

13Hazael said, “But what is your servant, the dog, that he should do this great thing?” Elisha said, “YHWH has shown me you as king over Aram.”

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