Berean Standard Bible
2 Kings 6:26-30
26וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961As the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478was passing byעֹבֵ֖ר'o.VerH5674onעַל־'al-H5921the wallהַחֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346,a womanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802cried outצָעֲקָ֤הtza.'a.KahH6817to himאֵלָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר'e.Lav le.MorH413H559, “Help meהוֹשִׁ֖יעָהho.Shi.'ahH3467,my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428!”
27He answeredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “If the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068does notאַל־'al-H408help youיוֹשִׁעֵ֣ךְyo.shi.'EkhH3467,whereמֵאַ֖יִןme.'A.yinH370can I find help for youאֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֑ךְ'o.shi.'EkhH3467?Fromהֲמִן־ha.min-H4480the threshing floorהַגֹּ֖רֶןha.Go.renH1637orא֥וֹ מִן־'o min-H176H4480the winepressהַיָּֽקֶב׃hai.Ya.kevH3342?”
28Then the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559her, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is the matter?”And she answeredוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Thisהַזֹּ֜אתha.ZotH2063womanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802saidאָמְרָ֣ה'a.me.RahH559to meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413, ‘Give upתְּנִ֤יte.NiH5414אֶת־'et-H853your sonבְּנֵךְ֙be.neKhH1121,that we may eat himוְנֹאכְלֶ֣נּוּ הַיּ֔וֹםve.no.khe.Le.nu hai.YomH398H3117,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853tomorrowמָחָֽר׃ma.CharH4279we will eatנֹאכַ֥לno.KhalH398my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121.’
29So we boiledוַנְּבַשֵּׁ֥לva.ne.va.ShelH1310אֶת־'et-H853my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121and ate himוַנֹּֽאכְלֵ֑הוּva.no.khe.Le.huH398,and the nextהָאַחֵ֗רha.'a.CherH312dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117I saidוָאֹמַ֨רva.'o.MarH559to herאֵלֶ֜יהָ'e.Lei.haH413, ‘Give upתְּנִ֤יte.NiH5414אֶת־'et-H853your sonבְּנֵךְ֙be.neKhH1121,that we may eat himוְנֹ֣אכְלֶ֔נּוּve.No.khe.Le.nuH398.’But she had hiddenוַתַּחְבִּ֖אva.tach.Bi'H2244אֶת־'et-H853her sonבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121.”
30וַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961When the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802,he toreוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167אֶת־'et-H853his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899.And as heוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931passed byעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674onעַל־'al-H5921the wallהַחֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346,the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200the sackclothוְהִנֵּ֥ה הַשַּׂ֛קve.hi.Neh ha.SakH2009H8242under his clothesמִבָּֽיִת׃mi.Ba.yitH1004next toעַל־'al-H5921his skinבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 6
- 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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