The Meaning of 2 Kings 6:7 Explained

2 Kings 6:7

KJV: Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.

YLT: and saith, 'Raise to thee;' and he putteth forth his hand and taketh it.

Darby: And he said, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand and took it.

ASV: And he said, Take it up to thee. So he put out his hand, and took it.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Therefore said  he, Take [it] up  to thee. And he put out  his hand,  and took  it. 

What does 2 Kings 6:7 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 6:1-13 - The Servant Of The Lord Of Battles
To us, the first of these miracles may appear somewhat trivial, but we must remember the value of an iron axe-head at that time, the inconvenience and delay caused to the builders, and the slur accruing to religion if it were irreparably lost. The story shows how keen was the sympathy of the great prophet for a poor man overtaken by an ordinary trouble, and how ready Elisha was to seek the help of God to redress the mischief. See John 2:1-14. It is right to go to God about matters of this kind, as well as greater issues. What wonders faith can do! Hearts may be as heavy as lead at the bottom of the stream, but when a splinter of the Cross of Calvary is inserted, they rise to the surface and swim.
The king believed that Elisha could wield superhuman power and knowledge, yet he thought to secure him with chariots and horses. He acknowledged that Elisha was a servant of the Most High God, yet he expected to take him captive, by sending a mighty host! To such folly men descend when they begin to fight against the Most High! [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 6

1  Elisha, allowing the young prophets to enlarge dwellings, floats an axhead
8  He discloses the king of Syria's counsel
13  The army which was sent to Dothan to apprehend Elisha, is blinded
19  Being brought into Samaria, they are dismissed in peace
24  The famine in Samaria causes women to eat their own children
30  The king sends to slay Elisha

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 6:7 mean?

Therefore he said Pick [it] up for yourself so he reached out his hand and took it -
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הָ֣רֶם לָ֑ךְ וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח יָד֖וֹ וַיִּקָּחֵֽהוּ פ

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר  Therefore  he  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הָ֣רֶם  Pick  [it]  up 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: יָרוּם 
Sense: to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted.
לָ֑ךְ  for  yourself 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח  so  he  reached  out 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁלַח  
Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
יָד֖וֹ  his  hand 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
וַיִּקָּחֵֽהוּ  and  took  it 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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