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valign="top">וְעַתָּ֖ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veattah_6258.htm" title="ve·'at·Tah: now -- Occurrence 163 of 271.">wə-‘at-tāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">But now</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Adverb">Conj-w | Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3947: 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to take, take in the hand <BR> 1a2) to take and carry along <BR> 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away <BR> 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept <BR> 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon <BR> 1a6) to fetch <BR> 1a7) to take, lead, conduct <BR> 1a8) to take, capture, seize <BR> 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be captured <BR> 1b2) to be taken away, be removed <BR> 1b3) to be taken, brought unto <BR> 1c) (Pual) <BR> 1c1) to be taken from or out of <BR> 1c2) to be stolen from <BR> 1c3) to be taken captive <BR> 1c4) to be taken away, be removed <BR> 1d) (Hophal) <BR> 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto <BR> 1d2) to be taken out of <BR> 1d3) to be taken away <BR> 1e) (Hithpael) <BR> 1e1) to take hold of oneself <BR> 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)">3947</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3947 -- Occurrence 627 of 965">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">קְחוּ־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/kechu_3947.htm" title="ke·chu-: bring -- Occurrence 20 of 28.">qə-ḥū-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">bring</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural">V-Qal-Imp-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לִ֣י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="li">lî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">me</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition :: first person common singular">Prep | 1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5059.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5059: 1) to play or strike strings, play a stringed instrument <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) player (participle) <BR> 1b) (Piel)<BR> 1b1) to play <BR> 1b1a) player, minstrel (participle)">5059</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5059.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5059 -- Occurrence 8 of 15">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מְנַגֵּ֑ן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/menaggen_5059.htm" title="me·nag·Gen;: A minstrel -- Occurrence 4 of 4.">mə-nag-gên;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">a musician</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular">V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) ----- <BR> 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass <BR> 1a1b) to come about, come to pass <BR> 1a2) to come into being, become <BR> 1a2a) to arise, appear, come <BR> 1a2b) to become <BR> 1a2b1) to become <BR> 1a2b2) to become like <BR> 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established <BR> 1a3) to be <BR> 1a3a) to exist, be in existence <BR> 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) <BR> 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) <BR> 1a3d) to accompany, be with <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about <BR> 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone">1961</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1961 -- Occurrence 1866 of 3561">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְהָיָה֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vehayah_1961.htm" title="ve·ha·Yah: came -- Occurrence 213 of 397.">wə-hā-yāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">And it came to pass</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5059.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5059: 1) to play or strike strings, play a stringed instrument <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) player (participle) <BR> 1b) (Piel)<BR> 1b1) to play <BR> 1b1a) player, minstrel (participle)">5059</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5059.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5059 -- Occurrence 9 of 15">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כְּנַגֵּ֣ן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/kenaggen_5059.htm" title="ke·nag·Gen: the minstrel -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">kə-nag-gên</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">when played</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-k :: Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct">Prep-k | V-Piel-Inf</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5059.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5059: 1) to play or strike strings, play a stringed instrument <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) player (participle) <BR> 1b) (Piel)<BR> 1b1) to play <BR> 1b1a) player, minstrel (participle)">5059</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5059.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5059 -- Occurrence 10 of 15">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַֽמְנַגֵּ֔ן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hamnaggen_5059.htm" title="ham·nag·Gen,: played -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">ham-nag-gên,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the musician</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular">Art | V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) ----- <BR> 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass <BR> 1a1b) to come about, come to pass <BR> 1a2) to come into being, become <BR> 1a2a) to arise, appear, come <BR> 1a2b) to become <BR> 1a2b1) to become <BR> 1a2b2) to become like <BR> 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established <BR> 1a3) to be <BR> 1a3a) to exist, be in existence <BR> 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) <BR> 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) <BR> 1a3d) to accompany, be with <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about <BR> 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone">1961</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1961 -- Occurrence 1867 of 3561">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַתְּהִ֥י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vattehi_1961.htm" title="vat·te·Hi: came -- Occurrence 56 of 87.">wat-tə-hî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">that came</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep<BR> 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against <BR> 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards <BR> 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) <BR> 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) <BR> 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) <BR> 1e) over (of suspension or extension) <BR> 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) <BR> 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) <BR> 1h) to (as a dative) <BR> conj <BR> 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although">5921</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5921 -- Occurrence 2414 of 5778">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עָלָ֖יו<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/alav_5921.htm" title="'a·Lav: that -- Occurrence 218 of 403.">‘ā-lāw</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">upon him</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition :: third person masculine singular">Prep | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3027: 1) hand <BR> 1a) hand (of man)<BR> 1b) strength, power (fig.) <BR> 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) <BR> 1d) (various special, technical senses) <BR> 1d1) sign, monument <BR> 1d2) part, fractional part, share <BR> 1d3) time, repetition <BR> 1d4) axle-trees, axle <BR> 1d5) stays, support (for laver) <BR> 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) <BR> 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) <BR> 1d8) wrists">3027</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3027 -- Occurrence 747 of 1617">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יַד־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yad_3027.htm" title="yad-: the hand -- Occurrence 62 of 143.">yaḏ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the hand</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct">N-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One'<BR> 1) the proper name of the one true God <BR> 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3068 -- Occurrence 2882 of 6220">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְהוָֽה׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yahweh_3068.htm" title="Yah·weh.: of the LORD -- Occurrence 2881 of 6218.">Yah-weh.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of Yahweh</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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</script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Hebrew Texts</div><div align="right"><span class="toptext"><a href="//study.interlinearbible.org/2_kings/3.htm">2 Kings 3:15 Hebrew Study Bible</a> (<a href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/2_kings/3.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/2_kings/3.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6258.htm" title="ve·'at·tah: now -- 6258: now">וְעַתָּ֖ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3947.htm" title="ke·chu-: bring -- 3947: to take">קְחוּ־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="li">לִ֣י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5059.htm" title="me·nag·gen;: A minstrel -- 5059: to touch or play a stringed instrument">מְנַגֵּ֑ן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1961.htm" title="ve·ha·yah: came -- 1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, be">וְהָיָה֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5059.htm" title="ke·nag·gen: the minstrel -- 5059: to touch or play a stringed instrument">כְּנַגֵּ֣ן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5059.htm" title="ham·nag·gen,: played -- 5059: to touch or play a stringed instrument">הַֽמְנַגֵּ֔ן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1961.htm" title="vat·te·hi: came -- 1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, be">וַתְּהִ֥י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5921.htm" title="a·lav: that -- 5921: upon, above, over">עָלָ֖יו</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3027.htm" title="yad-: the hand -- 3027: hand">יַד־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yah·weh.: of the LORD -- 3068: the proper name of the God of Israel">יְהוָֽה׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/2_kings/3.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3947.htm" title="laqach (law-kakh') -- accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, X many, mingle, place, receive(-ing)">But now bring</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5059.htm" title="nagan (naw-gan') -- player on instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody, ministrel, play(-er, -ing)">me a minstrel</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5059.htm" title="nagan (naw-gan') -- player on instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody, ministrel, play(-er, -ing)">And it came to pass when the minstrel</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5059.htm" title="nagan (naw-gan') -- player on instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody, ministrel, play(-er, -ing)">played</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3027.htm" title="yad (yawd) -- (+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border">that the hand</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- Jehovah, the Lord">of the LORD came upon him</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/2_kings/3.htm">מלכים ב 3:15 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וְעַתָּ֖ה קְחוּ־לִ֣י מְנַגֵּ֑ן וְהָיָה֙ כְּנַגֵּ֣ן הַֽמְנַגֵּ֔ן וַתְּהִ֥י עָלָ֖יו יַד־יְהוָֽה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/2_kings/3.htm">מלכים ב 3:15 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ועתה קחו־לי מנגן והיה כנגן המנגן ותהי עליו יד־יהוה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/2_kings/3.htm">מלכים ב 3:15 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ועתה קחו־לי מנגן והיה כנגן המנגן ותהי עליו יד־יהוה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/2_kings/3.htm">מלכים ב 3:15 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ועתה קחו לי מנגן והיה כנגן המנגן ותהי עליו יד יהוה׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/2_kings/3-15.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/3.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />"But now bring me a minstrel." And it came about, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now, bring me a musician." While the musician played, the LORD's hand came on Elisha. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">bring me This was evidently intended to soothe and tranquillize the prophet's mind, which had been agitated and discomposed with holy indignation by the presence of the idolatrous king, and the recollection of his abomination. The soothing influence of music is generally acknowledged in every civilized nation.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/10-5.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 10:5</span> After that you shall come to the hill of God, where is the garrison …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-23.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 16:23</span> And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was on Saul, that …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 18:10</span> And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Chronicles 25:2,3</span> Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-18.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ephesians 5:18,19</span> And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit…</a></p><p class="hdg">the hand</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-46.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Kings 18:46</span> And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ezekiel 1:3</span> The word of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ezekiel/3-14.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ezekiel 3:14,22</span> So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ezekiel/8-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ezekiel 8:1</span> And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/acts/11-21.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Acts 11:21</span> And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/2_kings/3-15.htm">2 Kings 3:15</a> • <a href="/niv/2_kings/3-15.htm">2 Kings 3:15 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/2_kings/3-15.htm">2 Kings 3:15 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/2_kings/3-15.htm">2 Kings 3:15 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/2_kings/3-15.htm">2 Kings 3:15 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/2_kings/3-15.htm">2 Kings 3:15 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/3-15.htm">2 Kings 3:15 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/3-15.htm">2 Kings 3:15 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/3-15.htm">2 Kings 3:15 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/3-15.htm">2 Kings 3:15 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/2_kings/3-15.htm">2 Kings 3:15 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../2_kings/3-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 3:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 3:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../2_kings/3-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 3:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 3:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>