2 Kings 6:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But as oneהָֽאֶחָד֙
(ha·'e·chad)
259: onea prim. card. number
was fellingמַפִּ֣יל
(map·pil)
5307: to fall, liea prim. root
a beam,הַקֹּורָ֔ה
(hak·ko·v·rah,)
6982: a rafter, beamfrom qarah
the axe headהַבַּרְזֶ֖ל
(hab·bar·zel)
1270: ironfrom the same as Birzoth
fellנָפַ֣ל
(na·fal)
5307: to fall, liea prim. root
into the water;הַמָּ֑יִם
(ham·ma·yim;)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
and he criedוַיִּצְעַ֥ק
(vai·yitz·'ak)
6817: to cry, cry out, calla prim. root
out and said,וַיֹּ֛אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Alas,אֲהָ֥הּ
(a·hah)
162: alas!a prim. interj.
my master!אֲדֹנִ֖י
(a·do·ni)
113: lordfrom an unused word
For it was borrowed."שָׁאֽוּל׃
(sha·'ul.)
7592: to ask, inquirea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
But as one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
was felling
naphal  (naw-fal')
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
a beam
qowrah  (ko-raw')
a rafter (forming trenches as it were); by implication, a roof -- beam, roof.
the axe head
barzel  (bar-zel')
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement -- (ax) head, iron.
fell
naphal  (naw-fal')
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
into the water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
and he cried
tsa`aq  (tsaw-ak')
to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly) -- at all, call together, cry (out), gather (selves) (together).
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Alas
'ahahh  (a-haw')
Oh! -- ah, alas.
master
'adown  (aw-done')
from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine) -- lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with Adoni-.
for it was borrowed
sha'al  (shaw-al')
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, "Alas, my master! For it was borrowed."

King James Bible
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water, and he cried out, "Oh, my master, it was borrowed!"

International Standard Version
It happened that as one of them was felling a beam, his axe head fell into the water. He cried out, "Oh no! Master! The axe was on loan to me!"

NET Bible
As one of them was felling a log, the ax head dropped into the water. He shouted, "Oh no, my master! It was borrowed!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
As one of them was cutting down a tree, the ax head fell into the water. He cried out, "Oh no, master! It was borrowed!"

King James 2000 Bible
But as one was cutting down a tree, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
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