Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 6258 [e] וְעַתָּ֖ה wə-‘at-tāh But now Conj-w | Adv 3947 [e] קְחוּ־ qə-ḥū- bring V-Qal-Imp-mp   לִ֣י lî me Prep | 1cs 5059 [e] מְנַגֵּ֑ן mə-nag-gên; a musician V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms 1961 [e] וְהָיָה֙ wə-hā-yāh And it came to pass Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms 5059 [e] כְּנַגֵּ֣ן kə-nag-gên when played Prep-k | V-Piel-Inf 5059 [e] הַֽמְנַגֵּ֔ן ham-nag-gên, the musician Art | V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms 1961 [e] וַתְּהִ֥י wat-tə-hî that came Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs 5921 [e] עָלָ֖יו ‘ā-lāw upon him Prep | 3ms 3027 [e] יַד־ yaḏ- the hand N-fsc 3068 [e] יְהוָֽה׃ Yah-weh. of Yahweh N-proper-ms

New American Standard Bible
"But now bring me a minstrel." And it came about, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now, bring me a musician." While the musician played, the LORD's hand came on Elisha.

bring me This was evidently intended to soothe and tranquillize the prophet's mind, which had been agitated and discomposed with holy indignation by the presence of the idolatrous king, and the recollection of his abomination. The soothing influence of music is generally acknowledged in every civilized nation.

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Ephesians 5:18,19 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit…

the hand

1 Kings 18:46 And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, …

Ezekiel 1:3 The word of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son …

Ezekiel 3:14,22 So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, …

Ezekiel 8:1 And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the …

Acts 11:21 And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, …

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