Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 559 [e] וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ way-yō-mer but he answered Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 3808 [e] לֹ֣א lō not Adv-NegPrt 5221 [e] תַכֶּ֔ה ṯak-keh, You shall kill [them] V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms 834 [e] הַאֲשֶׁ֥ר ha-’ă-šer would those whom Pro-r 7617 [e] שָׁבִ֛יתָ šā-ḇî-ṯā you have taken captive V-Qal-Perf-2ms 2719 [e] בְּחַרְבְּךָ֥ bə-ḥar-bə-ḵā with your sword Prep-b | N-fsc | 2ms 7198 [e] וּֽבְקַשְׁתְּךָ֖ ū-ḇə-qaš-tə-ḵā and your bow Conj-w, Prep-b | N-fsc | 2ms 859 [e] אַתָּ֣ה ’at-tāh you Pro-2ms 5221 [e] מַכֶּ֑ה mak-keh; kill V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms 7760 [e] שִׂים֩ śîm Set V-Qal-Imp-ms 3899 [e] לֶ֨חֶם le-ḥem food N-ms 4325 [e] וָמַ֜יִם wā-ma-yim and water Conj-w | N-mp 6440 [e] לִפְנֵיהֶ֗ם lip̄-nê-hem, before them Prep-l | N-mpc | 3mp 398 [e] וְיֹֽאכְלוּ֙ wə-yō-ḵə-lū that they may eat Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp 8354 [e] וְיִשְׁתּ֔וּ wə-yiš-tū, and drink Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp 1980 [e] וְיֵלְכ֖וּ wə-yê-lə-ḵū and go Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp 413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- to Prep 113 [e] אֲדֹנֵיהֶֽם׃ ’ă-ḏō-nê-hem. their master N-mpc | 3mp

New American Standard Bible
He answered, "You shall not kill them. Would you kill those you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink and go to their master."

King James Bible
And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Elisha replied, "Don't kill them. Do you kill those you have captured with your sword or your bow? Set food and water in front of them so they can eat and drink and go to their master."

wouldest

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Psalm 44:6 For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.

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Hosea 2:18 And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of …

set bread

Proverbs 25:21,22 If your enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, …

Matthew 5:44 But I say to you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do …

Romans 12:20,21 Therefore if your enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him …

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