2 Kings 6:22
He answered, “You shall not strike them. Would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, then go to their master.”This verse in the real world
In what words
- שָׁבָהshâbâhto transport into captivity
- קֶשֶׁתqeshetha bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
- שָׁתָהshâthâhto imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- לֶחֶםlechemfood (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- אָדוֹןʼâdôwnsovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
- חֶרֶבcherebdrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or ot
- נָכָהnâkâhto strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- מַיִםmayimwater; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
+5 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Rom 12:20–21, Gen 48:22, Deu 20:11–16, 2Ch 28:8–15, Hos 2:18, Psa 44:6, Mat 5:44, Hos 1:7