King James Version
2 Kings 7
1Then Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085ye the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,To morrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279about this timeכָּעֵ֤ת׀ka.'EtH6256shalla measureסְאָֽה־se.'ah-H5429of fine flourסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560be soldfor a shekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,and two measuresוְסָאתַ֧יִםve.sa.Ta.yimH5429of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֛יםse.'o.RimH8184for a shekelבְּשֶׁ֖קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,in the gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.
2Then a lordהַשָּׁלִ֡ישׁha.sha.LishH7991on whose handיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027the kingלַמֶּלֶךְ֩la.me.leKhH4428leanedנִשְׁעָ֨ןnish.'AnH8172answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430,and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, Behold, ifthe Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068would makeעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙'a.ru.bOtH699in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,might this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697be? And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, thou shalt seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200itwith thine eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,but shalt not eatתֹאכֵֽל׃ סto.KhelH398thereof.
3And there were fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֧הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702leprousמְצֹרָעִ֖יםme.tzo.ra.'ImH6879menאֲנָשִׁ֛ים'a.na.ShimH582at the entering inפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179:and they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453,Why sitיֹשְׁבִ֥יםyo.she.VimH3427we here until we dieמָֽתְנוּ׃Ma.te.nuH4191?
4If we sayאָמַרְנוּ֩'a.mar.NuH559,We will enterנָב֨וֹאna.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892,then the famineוְהָרָעָ֤בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458isin the cityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892,and we shall dieוָמַ֣תְנוּva.Mat.nuH4191there: and if we sit stillיָשַׁ֥בְנוּya.Shav.nuH3427here, we dieוָמָ֑תְנוּva.Ma.te.nuH4191also. Now therefore comeH3212,and let us fallוְנִפְּלָה֙ve.ni.pe.LahH5307unto the hostמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Syriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758:if they save us aliveיְחַיֻּ֣נוּye.chai.Yu.nuH2421,we shall liveנִֽחְיֶ֔הnich.YehH2421;and if they killיְמִיתֻ֖נוּye.mi.Tu.nuH4191us, we shall but dieוָמָֽתְנוּ׃va.Ma.te.nuH4191.
5And they rose upוַיָּק֣וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965in the twilightבַנֶּ֔שֶׁףva.Ne.shefH5399,to goלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935unto the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Syriansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758:and when they were comeוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the uttermost partקְצֵה֙ke.TzehH7097of the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Syriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758, behold, there wasno manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376there.
6For the Lordוַאדֹנָ֞יva.do.NaiH136had made the hostמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Syriansאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758to hearהִשְׁמִ֣יעַ׀hish.Mi.a'H8085a noiseק֥וֹלKolH6963of chariotsרֶ֙כֶב֙re.khevH7393,and a noiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of horsesס֔וּסSusH5483, eventhe noiseק֖וֹלKolH6963of a greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419hostחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428:and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to anotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251,Lo, the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath hiredשָֽׂכַר־sa.khar-H7936against us the kingsמַלְכֵ֧יmal.KheiH4428of the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֛יםha.chi.TimH2850,and the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,to comeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935upon us.
7Wherefore they aroseוַיָּקוּמוּ֮vai.ya.ku.MuH6965and fledוַיָּנ֣וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127in the twilightבַנֶּשֶׁף֒va.ne.ShefH5399,and leftוַיַּעַזְב֣וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800their tentsאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168,and their horsesסֽוּסֵיהֶם֙su.sei.HemH5483,and their assesחֲמֹ֣רֵיהֶ֔םcha.Mo.rei.HemH2543,even the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264as it was,and fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127for their lifeנַפְשָֽׁם׃naf.ShamH5315.
8And when these lepersהַֽמְצֹרָעִ֨יםham.tzo.ra.'ImH6879cameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935to the uttermost partקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,they wentוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259tentאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168,and did eatוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and drinkוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354,and carriedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375thence silverכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701,and goldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091,and raimentוּבְגָדִ֔יםu.ve.ga.DimH899,and wentH3212and hidוַיַּטְמִ֑נוּvai.yat.Mi.nuH2934it;and came againוַיָּשֻׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,and enteredוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935into anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168,and carriedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375thence also,and wentH3212and hidוַיַּטְמִֽנוּ׃vai.yat.Mi.nuH2934it.
9Then they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376to anotherרֵעֵ֜הוּre.'E.huH7453,We doעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213not well: this dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117isa dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of good tidingsבְּשֹׂרָ֣הbe.so.RahH1309,and we hold our peaceמַחְשִׁ֗יםmach.ShimH2814:if we tarryוְחִכִּ֛ינוּve.chi.Ki.nuH2442till the morningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216,some mischiefעָו֑וֹןa.VonH5771will comeוּמְצָאָ֣נוּu.me.tza.'A.nuH4672upon us: now therefore comeH3212,that we may goוְנָבֹ֔אָהve.na.Vo.'ahH935and tellוְנַגִּ֖ידָהve.na.Gi.dahH5046the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.
10So they cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and calledוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֮vai.yik.re.'UH7121unto the porterשֹׁעֵ֣רsho.'ErH7778of the cityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892:and they toldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046them, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,We cameבָּ֚אנוּBa.nuH935to the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Syriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758, and, behold, there wasno manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376there, neither voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120,but horsesהַסּ֤וּסha.SusH5483tiedאָסוּר֙'a.SurH631,and assesוְהַחֲמ֣וֹרve.ha.cha.MorH2543tiedאָס֔וּר'a.SurH631,and the tentsוְאֹהָלִ֖יםve.'o.ha.LimH168as they were.
12And the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in the nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,I will now shewאַגִּֽידָה־'a.gi.dah-H5046you what the Syriansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758have doneעָ֥שׂוּ'A.suH6213to us. They knowיָדְע֞וּya.de.'UH3045that we behungryרְעֵבִ֣יםre.'e.VimH7457;therefore are they gone outוַיֵּצְא֤וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264to hideלְהֵחָבֵ֤הle.he.cha.VehH2247themselves in the fieldבַשָּׂדֶה֙ve.ha.sa.dehH7704,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,When they come outיֵצְא֤וּye.tze.'UH3318of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892,we shall catchוְנִתְפְּשֵׂ֣םve.nit.pe.SemH8610them aliveחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416,and getנָבֹֽא׃na.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892.
13And oneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259of his servantsמֵעֲבָדָ֜יוme.'a.va.DavH5650answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Let sometakeוְיִקְחוּ־ve.yik.chu-H3947,I pray thee, fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568of the horsesהַסּוּסִים֮ha.su.SimH5483that remainהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִים֮ha.nish.'a.RimH7604,which are leftנִשְׁאֲרוּ־nish.'a.ru-H7604in the city, (behold, they areas all the multitudeהֲמ֤וֹןhe.ha.monH1995of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478that are leftנִשְׁאֲרוּ־nish.'a.ru-H7604in it: behold, I say, they areeven as all the multitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995of the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478that are consumedתָּ֑מּוּTa.muH8552:)and let us sendוְנִשְׁלְחָ֖הve.nish.le.ChahH7971and seeוְנִרְאֶֽה׃ve.nir.'EhH7200.
14They tookוַיִּקְח֕וּvai.yik.ChuH3947therefore twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147chariotרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393horsesסוּסִ֑יםsu.SimH5483;and the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971afterאַחֲרֵ֧י'a.cha.ReiH310the hostמַחֲנֵֽה־ma.cha.neh-H4264of the Syriansאֲרָ֛ם'a.RamH758,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,GoH3212and seeוּרְאֽוּ׃u.re.'UH7200.
15And they wentH3212afterאַחֲרֵיהֶם֮'a.cha.rei.HemH310them unto Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383:and, lo, all the wayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870wasfullמְלֵאָ֤הme.le.'AhH4392of garmentsבְגָדִים֙ve.ga.DimH899and vesselsוְכֵלִ֔יםve.khe.LimH3627,which the Syriansאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758had cast awayהִשְׁלִ֥יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993in their hasteבְּחָפְזָ֑םbe.he.cha.fe.zamH2648.And the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,and toldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046the kingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.
16And the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and spoiledוַיָּבֹ֕זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962the tentsמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Syriansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758.So a measureסְאָה־se.'ah-H5429of fine flourסֹ֜לֶתSo.letH5560was soldfor a shekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,and two measuresוְסָאתַ֧יִםve.sa.Ta.yimH5429of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֛יםse.'o.RimH8184for a shekelבְּשֶׁ֖קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
17And the kingוְהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ve.ha.me.leKhH4428appointedהִפְקִ֨ידhif.KidH6485the lordהַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁha.sha.LishH7991on whose handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027he leanedנִשְׁעָ֤ןnish.'AnH8172to have the charge of the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179:and the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971trodeוַיִּרְמְסֻ֧הוּvai.yir.me.Su.huH7429upon him in the gateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,and he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191,as the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had saidדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696,who spakeדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696when the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428came downבְּרֶ֥דֶתbe.Re.detH3381to him.
18And it came to pass as the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had spokenכְּדַבֵּר֙ke.da.BerH1696to the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Two measuresסָאתַ֨יִםsa.Ta.yimH5429of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֜יםse.'o.RimH8184for a shekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,and a measureוּֽסְאָה־u.se.'ah-H5429of fine flourסֹ֙לֶת֙so.letH5560for a shekelבְּשֶׁ֔קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,shall be to morrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279about this timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256in the gateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111:
19And that lordהַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁha.sha.LishH7991answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430,and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, Now, behold, ifthe Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068should makeעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙'a.ru.bOtH699in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,might such a thingכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697be? And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, thou shalt seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200it with thine eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,but shalt not eatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398thereof.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 7
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- Tyndale Open Study Notes
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- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
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- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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