The Meaning of Isaiah 38:2 Explained

Isaiah 38:2

KJV: Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,

YLT: And Hezekiah turneth round his face unto the wall, and prayeth unto Jehovah,

Darby: And Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed to Jehovah,

ASV: Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto Jehovah,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then Hezekiah  turned  his face  toward the wall,  and prayed  unto the LORD, 

What does Isaiah 38:2 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 38

1  Hezekiah, having received a message of death, by prayer has his life lengthened
8  The sun goes ten degrees backward, for a sign of that promise
9  His song of thanksgiving

What do the individual words in Isaiah 38:2 mean?

And turned Hezekiah his face toward the wall and prayed to Yahweh
וַיַּסֵּ֧ב חִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ פָּנָ֖יו אֶל־ הַקִּ֑יר וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֖ל אֶל־ יְהוָֽה

וַיַּסֵּ֧ב  And  turned 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: סָבַב  
Sense: to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or arou nd, surround, encircle, change direction.
חִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ  Hezekiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חִזְקִיָּה 
Sense: 2th king of Judah, son of Ahaz and Abijah; a good king in that he served Jehovah and did away with idolatrous practices.
פָּנָ֖יו  his  face 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
אֶל־  toward 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
הַקִּ֑יר  the  wall 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קִיר  
Sense: wall, side.
וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֖ל  and  prayed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: פָּלַל 
Sense: to intervene, interpose, pray.
יְהוָֽה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

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