Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“Where did it fall?” asked the man of God. And when he showed him the place, the man of God cut a stick, threw it there, and made the iron float. Young's Literal Translation And the man of God saith, ‘Whither hath it fallen?’ and he sheweth him the place, and he cutteth a stick, and casteth thither, and causeth the iron to swim, King James Bible And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast [it] in thither; and the iron did swim. Hebrew “Whereאָ֣נָה (’ā·nāh) Interrogative Strong's 575: Where?, whither?, when?, hither and thither did it fall?” נָפָ֑ל (nā·p̄āl) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5307: To fall, lie asked וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say the man אִישׁ־ (’îš-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of God. הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative And when he showed וַיַּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙ (way·yar·’ê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see him the place, הַמָּק֔וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition the man of God cut וַיִּקְצָב־ (way·yiq·ṣāḇ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7094: To cut off, shear a stick, עֵץ֙ (‘êṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood threw וַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־ (way·yaš·leḵ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7993: To throw out, down, away it there, שָׁ֔מָּה (šām·māh) Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's 8033: There, then, thither and made the iron הַבַּרְזֶֽל׃ (hab·bar·zel) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1270: Iron, an iron implement float. וַיָּ֖צֶף (way·yā·ṣep̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6687: To flow, overflow |