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KJV Lexicon And it came to pass when the kingmelek (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. had read qara' (kaw-raw') to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) the letter cepher (say'-fer) writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book -- bill, book, evidence, learn(-ed) (-ing), letter, register, scroll. that he rent qara` (kaw-rah') to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them) -- cut out, rend, surely, tear. his clothes beged (behg'-ed) a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage -- apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe. and said 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) Am I God 'elohiym (el-o-heem') angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty. to kill muwth (mooth) causatively, to kill and to make alive chayah (khaw-yaw') to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive that this man zeh (zeh) the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that doth send shalach (shaw-lakh') to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) unto me to recover 'acaph (aw-saf') to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove a man 'iysh (eesh) a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) of his leprosy tsara`ath (tsaw-rah'-ath) leprosy -- leprosy. wherefore 'ak (ak) a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only consider yada` (yaw-dah') to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially I pray you and see ra'ah (raw-aw') to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions. how he seeketh a quarrel 'anah (aw-naw') to approach; hence, to meet in various senses -- befall, deliver, happen, seek a quarrel. against me Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, "Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man is sending word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? But consider now, and see how he is seeking a quarrel against me." King James Bible And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me. Holman Christian Standard Bible When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, "Am I God, killing and giving life that this man expects me to cure a man of his skin disease? Think it over and you will see that he is only picking a fight with me." International Standard Version When the king of Israel read the letter, he ripped his clothes and cried out, "Am I God? Can I kill and give life? Is this man sending me a request to heal a man's leprosy? Let's think about this—he's looking for a reason to start a fight with me!" NET Bible When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, "Am I God? Can I kill or restore life? Why does he ask me to cure a man of his skin disease? Certainly you must see that he is looking for an excuse to fight me!" GOD'S WORD® Translation When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes [in distress]. He asked, "Am I God? Can I kill someone and then bring him back to life? This man sends someone to me so that I can cure his skin disease! All of you should realize and understand that he's trying to pick a fight with me." King James 2000 Bible And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he tore his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man does send unto me to cure a man of his leprosy? therefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeks a quarrel against me. Links 2 Kings 5:72 Kings 5:7 NIV 2 Kings 5:7 NLT 2 Kings 5:7 ESV 2 Kings 5:7 NASB 2 Kings 5:7 KJV |
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