Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd the officer had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” So Elisha had replied, “ You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!” Young's Literal Translation and the captain answereth the man of God, and saith, ‘And lo, Jehovah is making windows in the heavens—it is according to this word?’ and he saith, ‘Lo, thou art seeing with thine eyes, and thereof thou dost not eat;’ King James Bible And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, [if] the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. Hebrew And the officerהַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁ (haš·šā·lîš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7991: A triple, a triangle, a three-fold measure, a general of the third rank had answered וַיַּ֨עַן (way·ya·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond the man אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of God, הָאֱלֹהִים֮ (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative “Look, וְהִנֵּ֣ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! even if the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel were to make עֹשֶׂ֤ה (‘ō·śeh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make windows אֲרֻבּוֹת֙ (’ă·rub·bō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 699: A lattice, a window, dovecot, chimney, sluice in heaven, בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם (baš·šā·ma·yim) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky could this הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that really happen?” הֲיִהְיֶ֖ה (hă·yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be So Elisha had replied, וַיֹּאמַר֒ (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “You will see [it] רֹאֶה֙ (rō·’eh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see with your own eyes, בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ (bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain but you will not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no eat תֹאכֵֽל׃ (ṯō·ḵêl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat any of it.” וּמִשָּׁ֖ם (ū·miš·šām) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither |