2 Kings 8:12 Hebrew Word Analysis

5	And he answered	וַיֹּ֡אמֶר	h559
1	And Hazael	חֲזָאֵ֔ל	h2371
2		מַדּ֖וּעַ	h4069
3	my lord	אֲדֹנִ֣י	h113
4	Why weepeth	בֹכֶ֑ה	h1058
5	And he answered	וַיֹּ֡אמֶר	h559
6		כִּֽי	h3588
7	Because I know	יָדַ֡עְתִּי	h3045
8		אֵ֣ת	h853
9		אֲשֶׁר	h834
10	that thou wilt do	תַּֽעֲשֶׂה֩	h6213
11	unto the children	לִבְנֵ֨י	h1121
12	of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל	h3478
13	the evil	רָעָ֗ה	h7451
14	their strong holds	מִבְצְרֵיהֶ֞ם	h4013
15	wilt thou set	תְּשַׁלַּ֤ח	h7971
16	on fire	בָּאֵשׁ֙	h784
17	and their young men	וּבַחֻֽרֵיהֶם֙	h970
18	with the sword	בַּחֶ֣רֶב	h2719
19	wilt thou slay	תַּֽהֲרֹ֔ג	h2026
20	their children	וְעֹֽלְלֵיהֶ֣ם	h5768
21	and wilt dash	תְּרַטֵּ֔שׁ	h7376
22	their women with child	וְהָרֹֽתֵיהֶ֖ם	h2030
23	and rip up	תְּבַקֵּֽעַ׃	h1234

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strongholds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash in pieces their little ones, and rip up their women with child.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Hazael said, Why is my lord weeping? Then he said in answer, Because I see the evil which you will do to the children of Israel: burning down their strong towns, putting their young men to death with the sword, smashing their little ones against the stones, and cutting open the women who are with child.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And Hazael said, Why does my lord weep? And he said, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do to the children of Israel: their strongholds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou kill with the sword, and wilt dash in pieces their children, and rip up their women with child.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do to the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.

World English Bible (WEB)

Hazael said, Why weeps my lord? He answered, Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel: their strongholds will you set on fire, and their young men will you kill with the sword, and will dash in pieces their little ones, and rip up their women with child.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And Hazael saith, `Wherefore is my lord weeping?' and he saith, `Because I have known the evil that thou dost to the sons of Israel -- their fenced places thou dost send into fire, and their young men with sword thou dost slay, and their sucklings thou dost dash to pieces, and their pregnant women thou dost rip up.'