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2 Kings 3:15

But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.

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וְעַתָּ֖הveatahand this timeעַתָּהconjunction, adverb — “and this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.קְחוּqechvtakeלָקַחverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “take”, a commandH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.לִ֣יlitoלִ֣יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toמְנַגֵּ֑ןmenagenplayנָגַןverb, piel, participle, absolute — “play”, a verb used as a describing wordH5059properly, to thrum, i.e. beat atune with the fingers; expectation. to play on astringed instrument; hence (generally), to make musicplayer on instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody, ministrel, play(-er, -ing).וְהָיָה֙vehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.כְּנַגֵּ֣ןkenagenas playנָגַןpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “as play”, the to-form of the verbH5059properly, to thrum, i.e. beat atune with the fingers; expectation. to play on astringed instrument; hence (generally), to make musicplayer on instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody, ministrel, play(-er, -ing).הַֽמְנַגֵּ֔ןhamnagenthe playנָגַןdefinite article, verb, piel, participle, absolute — “the play”, a verb used as a describing wordH5059properly, to thrum, i.e. beat atune with the fingers; expectation. to play on astringed instrument; hence (generally), to make musicplayer on instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody, ministrel, play(-er, -ing).וַתְּהִ֥יvathiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.עָלָ֖יוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יַדyadhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But now bring me a minstrel.' And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah came upon him.

Young’s Literal Translation

and now, bring to me a minstrel; and it hath been, at the playing of the minstrel, that the hand of Jehovah is on him,

World English Bible

But now bring me a musician.” When the musician played, Yahweh’s hand came on him.

Darby Translation

And now fetch me a minstrel. And it came to pass when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah was upon him.

Douay-Rheims

But now bring me hither a minstrel. And when the minstrel played, the hand of the Lord came upon him, and he said:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But now bring me a minstrel.' And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And now fetch me a harper. And it came to pass, as the harper harped, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ νῦν λάβε μοι ψάλλοντα· καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἔψαλλεν ὁ ψάλλων, καὶ ἐγένετο ἐπʼ αὐτὸν χεὶρ Κυρίου,