New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Kings 7
Elisha Promises Food
1Then Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Listenשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085to the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, ‘Tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279about this timeכָּעֵ֤ת׀ka.'EtH6256ameasureסְאָֽה־se.'ah-H5429of fineסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560will be 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.’”
2The royalH4428officerהַשָּׁלִ֡ישׁha.sha.LishH7991on whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834handיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027the kingלַמֶּלֶךְ֩la.me.leKhH4428was leaningנִשְׁעָ֨ןnish.'AnH8172answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, “BeholdH2009,if the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068should makeעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙'a.ru.bOtH699in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,could thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697be?” Then he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “BeholdH2009,you will seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200it with your own eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,but you will not eatתֹאכֵֽל׃ סto.KhelH398of it.”
Four Lepers Relate Arameans’ Flight
3Now there were fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֧הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702leprousמְצֹרָעִ֖יםme.tzo.ra.'ImH6879menH376at the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179;and they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to oneH376anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453, “Whyמָ֗הMahH4100do we sitיֹשְׁבִ֥יםyo.she.VimH3427hereפֹּ֖הpohH6311untilעַד־'ad-H5704we dieמָֽתְנוּ׃Ma.te.nuH4191?
4Ifאִם־'im-H518we sayאָמַרְנוּ֩'a.mar.NuH559, ‘We will enterנָב֨וֹאna.Vo'H935the cityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892,’then the famineוְהָרָעָ֤בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458is in the cityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892and we will dieוָמַ֣תְנוּva.Mat.nuH4191thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033;and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518we sitיָשַׁ֥בְנוּya.Shav.nuH3427hereפֹ֖הfohH6311,we dieוָמָ֑תְנוּva.Ma.te.nuH4191also. Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore comeלְכוּ֙le.KhuH1980, and let usgoH5307overH5307tothe campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758.Ifאִם־'im-H518they spareיְחַיֻּ֣נוּye.chai.Yu.nuH2421us, we will liveנִֽחְיֶ֔הnich.YehH2421;and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they killיְמִיתֻ֖נוּye.mi.Tu.nuH4191us, we will but dieוָמָֽתְנוּ׃va.Ma.te.nuH4191.”
5They aroseוַיָּק֣וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965at twilightבַנֶּ֔שֶׁףva.Ne.shefH5399to goלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935to the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Arameansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758;when they cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the outskirtsקְצֵה֙ke.TzehH7097of the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,thereH369was noH369oneאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033.
6Forthe Lordוַאדֹנָ֞יva.do.NaiH136had caused the armyמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Arameansאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758to hearהִשְׁמִ֣יעַ׀hish.Mi.a'H8085a soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of chariotsרֶ֙כֶב֙re.khevH7393and a soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of horsesס֔וּסSusH5483, eventhe soundק֖וֹלKolH6963of a greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419armyחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428,so that they saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251, “Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478has hiredשָֽׂכַר־sa.khar-H7936againstH5921usthe kingsמַלְכֵ֧יmal.KheiH4428of the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֛יםha.chi.TimH2850andthe kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,to comeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935upon us.”
7Therefore theyaroseוַיָּקוּמוּ֮vai.ya.ku.MuH6965and fledוַיָּנ֣וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127in the twilightבַנֶּשֶׁף֒va.ne.ShefH5399,and leftוַיַּעַזְב֣וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800their tentsאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168and their horsesסֽוּסֵיהֶם֙su.sei.HemH5483and their donkeysחֲמֹ֣רֵיהֶ֔םcha.Mo.rei.HemH2543, eventhe campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264justH3512as it was, and fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127for their lifeנַפְשָֽׁם׃naf.ShamH5315.
8When theseהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428lepersהַֽמְצֹרָעִ֨יםham.tzo.ra.'ImH6879cameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935to the outskirtsקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,they enteredוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259tentאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168and ateוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and drankוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354, andcarriedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375from thereמִשָּׁ֗םmi.ShamH8033silverכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091and clothesוּבְגָדִ֔יםu.ve.ga.DimH899,and wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980and hidוַיַּטְמִ֑נוּvai.yat.Mi.nuH2934them;and they returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and enteredוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168and carriedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375from thereמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033also,and wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980and hidוַיַּטְמִֽנוּ׃vai.yat.Mi.nuH2934them.
9Then they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559to oneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֜הוּre.'E.huH7453, “We are not doingעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213rightH3653.Thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117is a dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of good newsבְּשֹׂרָ֣הbe.so.RahH1309,but we are keepingH2814silentמַחְשִׁ֗יםmach.ShimH2814;if we waitוְחִכִּ֛ינוּve.chi.Ki.nuH2442untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216,punishmentעָו֑וֹןa.VonH5771willovertakeוּמְצָאָ֣נוּu.me.tza.'A.nuH4672us. Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258therefore comeלְכ֣וּle.KhuH1980,let us goוְנָבֹ֔אָהve.na.Vo.'ahH935and tellוְנַגִּ֖ידָהve.na.Gi.dahH5046the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.”
10So they cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and calledוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֮vai.yik.re.'UH7121to the gatekeepersשֹׁעֵ֣רsho.'ErH7778of the cityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892,and they toldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046them, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “We cameבָּ֚אנוּBa.nuH935to the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,thereH369was noH369oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033,norH369the voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120,onlyכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518the horsesהַסּ֤וּסha.SusH5483tiedאָסוּר֙'a.SurH631and the donkeysוְהַחֲמ֣וֹרve.ha.cha.MorH2543tiedאָס֔וּר'a.SurH631,and the tentsוְאֹהָלִ֖יםve.'o.ha.LimH168justH3512as they were.”
12Then the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in the nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, “I will nowנָּ֣אna'H4994tellאַגִּֽידָה־'a.gi.dah-H5046you whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Arameansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758have doneעָ֥שׂוּ'A.suH6213to us. They knowיָדְע֞וּya.de.'UH3045thatwe are hungryרְעֵבִ֣יםre.'e.VimH7457;therefore they have goneוַיֵּצְא֤וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318from the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264to hideלְהֵחָבֵ֤הle.he.cha.VehH2247themselves in the fieldבַשָּׂדֶה֙ve.ha.sa.dehH7704,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘WhenH3588they comeיֵצְא֤וּye.tze.'UH3318out of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892,we will captureוְנִתְפְּשֵׂ֣םve.nit.pe.SemH8610them aliveחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416and getנָבֹֽא׃na.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892.’”
13Oneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259of his servantsמֵעֲבָדָ֜יוme.'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָ֞אna'H4994, let some mentakeוְיִקְחוּ־ve.yik.chu-H3947fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568of the horsesהַסּוּסִים֮ha.su.SimH5483which remainהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִים֮ha.nish.'a.RimH7604,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are leftנִשְׁאֲרוּ־nish.'a.ru-H7604in the city. BeholdH2009, they will be in any caselike allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605the multitudeהֲמ֤וֹןhe.ha.monH1995of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are leftנִשְׁאֲרוּ־nish.'a.ru-H7604in it; beholdH2009, they will be in any caselike allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605the multitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have already perishedתָּ֑מּוּTa.muH8552,so let us sendוְנִשְׁלְחָ֖הve.nish.le.ChahH7971and seeוְנִרְאֶֽה׃ve.nir.'EhH7200.”
14They tookוַיִּקְח֕וּvai.yik.ChuH3947therefore twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147chariotsרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393with horsesסוּסִ֑יםsu.SimH5483,and the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971afterאַחֲרֵ֧י'a.cha.ReiH310the armyמַחֲנֵֽה־ma.cha.neh-H4264of the Arameansאֲרָ֛ם'a.RamH758,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “Goלְכ֥וּle.KhuH1980and seeוּרְאֽוּ׃u.re.'UH7200.”
The Promise Fulfilled
15They wentוַיֵּלְכ֣וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980afterאַחֲרֵיהֶם֮'a.cha.rei.HemH310them to the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,allכָל־khol-H3605the wayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870was fullמְלֵאָ֤הme.le.'AhH4392of clothesבְגָדִים֙ve.ga.DimH899and equipmentוְכֵלִ֔יםve.khe.LimH3627whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Arameansאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758had thrownH7993awayהִשְׁלִ֥יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993in their hasteבְּחָפְזָ֑םbe.he.cha.fe.zamH2648.Then the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and toldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046the kingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.
16So the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971wentוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out and plunderedוַיָּבֹ֕זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Arameansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758. Then ameasureסְאָה־se.'ah-H5429of fineסֹ֜לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560was soldfor a shekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255and twomeasuresוְסָאתַ֧יִםve.sa.Ta.yimH5429of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֛יםse.'o.RimH8184for a shekelבְּשֶׁ֖קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
17Now the kingוְהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ve.ha.me.leKhH4428appointedהִפְקִ֨ידhif.KidH6485the royalH7991officerהַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁha.sha.LishH7991on whoseH834handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027he leanedנִשְׁעָ֤ןnish.'AnH8172to haveעַל־'al-H5921chargeעַל־'al-H5921of the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179;but the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971trampledוַיִּרְמְסֻ֧הוּvai.yir.me.Su.huH7429on him at the gateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,and he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191justH3512as the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had saidדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696,whoH834spokeדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696when the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428cameH3381downבְּרֶ֥דֶתbe.Re.detH3381to him.
18It happenedH1961just as the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had spokenכְּדַבֵּר֙ke.da.BerH1696to the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Twomeasuresסָאתַ֨יִםsa.Ta.yimH5429of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֜יםse.'o.RimH8184for a shekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255and ameasureוּֽסְאָה־u.se.'ah-H5429of fineסֹ֙לֶת֙so.letH5560flourH5560for a shekelבְּשֶׁ֔קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, will be soldtomorrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279about this timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256at the gateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.”
19Then the royalH7991officerהַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁha.sha.LishH7991answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, “Now beholdH2009,if the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068should makeעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙'a.ru.bOtH699in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,could suchהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088a thingכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697be?” And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “BeholdH2009,you will seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200it with your own eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,but you will not eatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398of it.”
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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