2 Kings 2:19
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
נָא
please
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נָא
'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
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הִנֵּה
here!
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הִנֵּה
Behold, look, see. Hinneh. The word used to get attention. Behold I stand at the door and knock. God is always trying to get our attention.
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רַע
are bad
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רַע
Evil, wicked, bad. Ra. The LORD will keep you from all evil. Not just some evil or most evil. All evil. His protection matches His power.
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רָאָה
is seeing
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רָאָה
To see, to look, to perceive. Raah. The LORD sees not as man sees. Man looks on the outward appearance but God looks on the heart.
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מוֹשָׁב
the location of
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מוֹשָׁב
a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode (the place or the time); by implication, population
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שָׁכֹל
is causing abortions
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שָׁכֹל
properly, to miscarry, i.e. suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave (literally or figuratively)
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