American Standard Version
2 Kings 7
1AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559,Hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085yethewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah:thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah, To-morrowaboutthistimeכָּעֵ֤ת׀ka.'EtH6256shallameasureoffineסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560besoldforashekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,andtwomeasuresofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֛יםse.'o.RimH8184forashekelבְּשֶׁ֖קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,inthegateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.
2Thenthecaptainonwhosehandיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027thekingלַמֶּלֶךְ֩la.me.leKhH4428leanedנִשְׁעָ֨ןnish.'AnH8172answeredthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430,andsaidH559,Behold,ifJehovahshouldmakeH6213windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙'a.ru.bOtH699inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,mightthisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697beH1961?AndhesaidH559,Behold, thou shaltseeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200itwiththineeyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,butshaltnoteatתֹאכֵֽל׃ סto.KhelH398thereof.
4IfwesayH559,Wewillenterintothecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892,thenthefamineוְהָרָעָ֤בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458isinthecityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892,andweshalldieH4191there;andifwesitH3427stillhereפֹ֖הfohH6311,wedieH4191also.NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258comeH935,andletusfallוְנִפְּלָה֙ve.ni.pe.LahH5307untothehostoftheSyrians:iftheysaveusaliveH2421,weshalllive;andiftheykillH4191us,weshallbutdieH4191.
6FortheLordוַאדֹנָ֞יva.do.NaiH136hadmadeH8085thehostoftheSyrianstohearהִשְׁמִ֣יעַ׀hish.Mi.a'H8085anoiseofchariotsH7393,andanoiseofhorsesס֔וּסSusH5483,eventhenoiseofagreatH1419host:andtheysaidH559oneH376toanother,Lo,thekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathhiredH7936againstusthekingsמַלְכֵ֧יmal.KheiH4428oftheHittitesהַחִתִּ֛יםha.chi.TimH2850,andthekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428oftheEgyptians,tocomeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935uponus.
8AndwhentheseleperscameH935totheoutermost partofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,theywentH935intooneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259tentאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168,anddideatH398anddrinkH8354,andcarriedH5375thencesilverכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701,andgoldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091,andraiment,andwentH935andhidוַיַּטְמִ֑נוּvai.yat.Mi.nuH2934it;andtheycameH935backH7725,andenteredintoanothertentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168,andcarriedH5375thencealso,andwentH935andhidוַיַּטְמִֽנוּ׃vai.yat.Mi.nuH2934it.
9ThentheysaidH559oneH376toanother,Wedonotwell;thisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117isadayיוֹם־yom-H3117ofgood tidings,andweholdourpeace:ifwetarrytillthemorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216,punishmentעָו֑וֹןa.VonH5771willovertakeus;nowH6258thereforeH3651comeH935,letusgoוְנָבֹ֔אָהve.na.Vo.'ahH935andtellוְנַגִּ֖ידָהve.na.Gi.dahH5046theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.
10SotheycameH935andcalledוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֮vai.yik.re.'UH7121untotheporterofthecityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892;andtheytoldH5046them,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,WecameH935tothecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264oftheSyrians,and,behold,therewasnomanH376there,neithervoiceH6963ofmanH376,butthehorsesהַסּ֤וּסha.SusH5483tied,andtheassestied,andthetentsוְאֹהָלִ֖יםve.'o.ha.LimH168astheywere.
12Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965inthenightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,andsaidH559untohisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,IwillnowshowyouwhattheSyrianshavedonetous.Theyknowיָדְע֞וּya.de.'UH3045thatwearehungryרְעֵבִ֣יםre.'e.VimH7457;thereforearetheygoneH3318outofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264tohideלְהֵחָבֵ֤הle.he.cha.VehH2247themselvesinthefieldH7704,sayingH559,WhentheycomeH935outofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892,weshalltakethemaliveחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416,andgetintothecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892.
13Andoneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259ofhisservantsמֵעֲבָדָ֜יוme.'a.va.DavH5650answeredandsaidH559,Letsometakeוְיִקְחוּ־ve.yik.chu-H3947,Ipraythee,fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568ofthehorsesH5483thatremainH7604,whichareleftH7604inthecity (behold,theyareasallthemultitudeהֲמ֤וֹןhe.ha.monH1995ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478thatareleftH7604init;behold,theyareasallthemultitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatareconsumed);andletussendוְנִשְׁלְחָ֖הve.nish.le.ChahH7971andseeוְנִרְאֶֽה׃ve.nir.'EhH7200.
15AndtheywentH7725afterthemuntotheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383:and,lo,allthewayH1870wasfullמְלֵאָ֤הme.le.'AhH4392ofgarmentsH899andvesselsH3627,whichtheSyrianshadcastH7993awayH7725intheirhaste.Andthemessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,andtoldH5046thekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.
16Andthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971wentH3318out,andplunderedוַיָּבֹ֕זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962thecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264oftheSyrians.Soameasureoffineסֹ֜לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560wasH1961soldforashekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,andtwomeasuresofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֛יםse.'o.RimH8184forashekelבְּשֶׁ֖קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofJehovah.
17Andthekingוְהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ve.ha.me.leKhH4428appointedהִפְקִ֨ידhif.KidH6485thecaptainonwhosehandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027heleanedנִשְׁעָ֤ןnish.'AnH8172tohavethechargeofthegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179:andthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971troduponhiminthegateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,andhediedH4191asthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadsaidH1696,whospakewhenH834thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428cameH3381downבְּרֶ֥דֶתbe.Re.detH3381tohim.
18Anditcametopass,asthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadspokenכְּדַבֵּר֙ke.da.BerH1696tothekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Twomeasuresofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֜יםse.'o.RimH8184forashekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,andameasureoffineסֹ֙לֶת֙so.letH5560flourH5560forashekelבְּשֶׁ֔קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,shallbeH1961to-morrowaboutthistimeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256inthegateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111;
19andthatcaptainansweredthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430,andsaidH559,Now,behold,ifJehovahshouldmakeH6213windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙'a.ru.bOtH699inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,mightsuchathingH1697beH1961?andhesaidH559,Behold, thou shaltseeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200itwiththineeyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,butshaltnoteatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398thereof:
Commentaries on 2 Kings 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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