2 Kings 20:10
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.”
מַעֲלָה
Steps, ascent, degrees. Mahalah. The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD. God orders every step. You are not stumbling through life. You are being led.
כִּי
deed
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כִּי
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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שׁוּב
let it go back
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שׁוּב
To return, to turn back. Shuwb. The Hebrew word behind both repentance and restoration. Return to Me and I will return to you.
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קָלַל
it is trifling
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קָלַל
to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
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לֹא
In-
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לֹא
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
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חִזְקִיָּה
Hezekiah
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חִזְקִיָּה
Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites
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עֶשֶׂר
ten
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עֶשֶׂר
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
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