Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleOne day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat. Young's Literal Translation And the day cometh that Elisha passeth over unto Shunem, and there [is] a great woman, and she layeth hold on him to eat bread, and it cometh to pass, at the time of his passing over, he turneth aside thither to eat bread, King James Bible And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where [was] a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And [so] it was, [that] as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. Hebrew One dayהַיּ֜וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day Elisha אֱלִישָׁ֣ע (’ĕ·lî·šā‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 477: Elisha -- 'God is salvation', a well-known Israelite prophet went וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ר (way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Shunem, שׁוּנֵ֗ם (šū·nêm) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7766: Shunem -- a city in Issachar and a prominent גְדוֹלָ֔ה (ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent woman אִשָּׁ֣ה (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female who lived there וְשָׁם֙ (wə·šām) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither persuaded וַתַּחֲזֶק־ (wat·ta·ḥă·zeq-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer him בּ֖וֹ (bōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew to have a meal. לֶאֱכָל־ (le·’ĕ·ḵāl-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 398: To eat So whenever וַֽיְהִי֙ (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be he would pass by, עָבְר֔וֹ (‘ā·ḇə·rōw) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on he would stop יָסֻ֥ר (yā·sur) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5493: To turn aside there שָׁ֖מָּה (šām·māh) Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's 8033: There, then, thither to eat. לֶאֱכָל־ (le·’ĕ·ḵāl-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 398: To eat |
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