2 Kings 13:16 Lexicon: Then he said to the king of Israel, "Put your hand on the bow." And he put his hand on it, then Elisha laid his hands on the king's hands.

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NASB Lexicon

NASB ©	Hebrew	Strong's	Origin
Then he said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vai·yo·mer)	559: to utter, say	a prim. root
to the king	לְמֶ֣לֶךְ (le·me·lech)	4428: king	from an unused word
of Israel,	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yis·ra·'el)	3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.	from sarah and el
"Put	הַרְכֵּ֤ב (har·kev)	7392: to mount and ride, ride	a prim. root
your hand	יָֽדְךָ֙ (ya·de·cha)	3027: hand	a prim. root
on the bow."	הַקֶּ֔שֶׁת (hak·ke·shet,)	7198: a bow	perhaps from qush
And he put	וַיַּרְכֵּ֖ב (vai·yar·kev)	7392: to mount and ride, ride	a prim. root
his hand	יָדֹ֑ו (ya·dov;)	3027: hand	a prim. root
[on it], then Elisha	אֱלִישָׁ֛ע (e·li·sha)	477: "God is salvation," a well-known Isr. prophet	contr. from Elishua
laid	וַיָּ֧שֶׂם (vai·ya·sem)	7760: to put, place, set	a prim. root
his hands	יָדָ֖יו (ya·dav)	3027: hand	a prim. root
on the king's	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·lech.)	4428: king	from an unused word
hands.	יְדֵ֥י (ye·dei)	3027: hand	a prim. root

KJV Lexicon

And he said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)

to the king
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.

of Israel
Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.

Put
rakab (raw-kab')
to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch

thine hand
yad (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

upon the bow
qesheth (keh'-sheth)
of bending: a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris -- arch(-er), + arrow, bow(-man, -shot).

And he put
rakab (raw-kab')
to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch

his hand
yad (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

upon it and Elisha
'Eliysha` (el-ee-shaw')
Elisha, the famous prophet -- Elisha.

put
suwm (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.

his hands
yad (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

upon the king's
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.

hands
yad (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
Then he said to the king of Israel, "Put your hand on the bow." And he put his hand on it, then Elisha laid his hands on the king's hands.

King James Bible
And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, "Put your hand on the bow." So the king put his hand on it, and Elisha put his hands on the king's hands.

International Standard Version
Then Elisha told Israel's king, "Draw the bow!" As he did so, Elisha laid his hands on top of the king's hands

NET Bible
Then Elisha told the king of Israel, "Aim the bow." He did so, and Elisha placed his hands on the king's hands.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then Elisha told the king of Israel, "Take the bow in your hand." So the king picked up the bow. Elisha laid his hands on the king's hands.

King James 2000 Bible
And he said to the king of Israel, Put your hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands.

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