KJV King James Version
And Hazael said, But what, [is] thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou [shalt be] king over Syria.
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2 Kings 8:13
And Hazael said, But what, [is] thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou [shalt be] king over Syria.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“But how could your servant, a mere dog, do such a monstrous thing?” said Hazael. And Elisha answered, “The LORD has shown me that you will be king over Aram.”
WEB World English Bible
Hazael said, “But what is your servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing?” Elisha answered, “Yahweh has shown me that you will be king over Syria.”
ASV American Standard Version
And Hazael said, But what is thy servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, Jehovah hath showed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Hazael saith, ‘But what, is thy servant the dog, that he doth this great thing?’ And Elisha saith, ‘Jehovah hath shewed me thee—king of Aram.’
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 8
10 And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the LORD hath shewed me that he shall surely die.
11 And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.
12 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.
13 And Hazael said, But what, [is] thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou [shalt be] king over Syria.
14 So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me [that] thou shouldest surely recover.
15 And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped [it] in water, and spread [it] on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.
16 And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat [being] then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayחֲזָהאֵ֔לH2371 · cha.za.elHazaelכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforמָ֤הH4100 · mahwhat?עַבְדְּךָ֙H5650 · e.vedservant/slaveהַכֶּ֔לֶבH3611 · ke.levdogכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforיַעֲשֶׂ֔הH6213 · a.sahto make: doהַדָּבָ֥רH1697 · da.varwordהַגָּד֖וֹלH1419 · ga.dolgreat: largeהַזֶּ֑הH2088 · zehthisוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֱלִישָׁ֔עH477 · e.li.sahElishaהִרְאַ֧נִיH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeיְהוָ֛הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֹתְךָ֖H853 · et[Obj.]מֶ֥לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingעַל־H5921 · aluponאֲרָֽם׃H758 · a.ramAram
Cross-references
1 Samuel 17:43And the Philistine said unto David, [Am] I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.1 Kings 19:15And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael [to be] king over Syria:2 Samuel 9:8And he bowed himself, and said, What [is] thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I [am]?Psalm 22:16For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.Micah 2:1Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.2 Kings 8:10And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the LORD hath shewed me that he shall surely die.Matthew 7:6Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.Psalm 22:20Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.Isaiah 56:10-11His watchmen [are] blind: they are all ignorant, they [are] all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.Philippians 3:2Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.Matthew 26:33-35Peter answered and said unto him, Though all [men] shall be offended because of thee, [yet] will I never be offended.Jeremiah 17:9The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?Revelation 22:15For without [are] dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
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