Revised Version 1895
2 Kings 7
1AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559,Hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085ye thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279aboutH1697this time shall ameasureסְאָֽה־se.'ah-H5429offineסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560be sold for ashekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, and twomeasuresוְסָאתַ֧יִםve.sa.Ta.yimH5429ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֛יםse.'o.RimH8184for ashekelבְּשֶׁ֖קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, in thegateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.
2Then the captain onwhoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834handיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027thekingלַמֶּלֶךְ֩la.me.leKhH4428leanedנִשְׁעָ֨ןnish.'AnH8172answeredH559themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430, andsaidH559,BeholdH2009,ifהִנְּכָ֤הhi.ne.KhahH2005theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068shouldmakeעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙'a.ru.bOtH699inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064, might thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697be? And hesaidH559,BeholdH2009, thou shaltseeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200it with thineeyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, but shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatתֹאכֵֽל׃ סto.KhelH398thereof.
3Nowהָי֥וּha.YuH1961there werefourוְאַרְבָּעָ֧הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702leprousמְצֹרָעִ֖יםme.tzo.ra.'ImH6879menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376at the entering in of thegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179: and theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559one toanotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453,Whyמָ֗הMahH4100sitיֹשְׁבִ֥יםyo.she.VimH3427weH587hereפֹּ֖הpohH6311untilעַד־'ad-H5704weH587dieמָֽתְנוּ׃Ma.te.nuH4191?
4IfH518weH518sayH559,WeH518willenterH935intoH413thecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892, then thefamineוְהָרָעָ֤בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458is in thecityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892, andweH518shalldieוָמַ֣תְנוּva.Mat.nuH4191there: andifH518weH518sitH3427stillH559hereפֹ֖הfohH6311,weH518dieוָמָ֑תְנוּva.Ma.te.nuH4191also.NowH6258thereforecomeH935, andletH6258usH413fallוְנִפְּלָה֙ve.ni.pe.LahH5307unto thehostמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Syrians:ifH518they saveusH413aliveH2421,weH518shallliveH3427; andifH518theykillיְמִיתֻ֖נוּye.mi.Tu.nuH4191usH413,weH518shall butdieוָמָֽתְנוּ׃va.Ma.te.nuH4191.
5And theyroseH6965upH6965in thetwilightבַנֶּ֔שֶׁףva.Ne.shefH5399, togoלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935unto thecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Syrians: and when they werecomeוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the outermost part of thecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Syrians,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, there wasnoאֵֽין־'ein-H369manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376there.
6For theLordוַאדֹנָ֞יva.do.NaiH136hadmadeH8085thehostH4264of the Syrians tohearהִשְׁמִ֣יעַ׀hish.Mi.a'H8085anoiseק֥וֹלKolH6963ofchariotsרֶ֙כֶב֙re.khevH7393, and anoiseק֣וֹלKolH6963ofhorsesס֔וּסSusH5483,evenH853thenoiseק֖וֹלKolH6963of agreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419hostH4264: and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559one toanotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251,Loהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, thekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathhiredשָֽׂכַר־sa.khar-H7936againstעָלֵינוּ֩'a.lei.NuH5921usH413thekingsמַלְכֵ֧יmal.KheiH4428of theHittitesהַחִתִּ֛יםha.chi.TimH2850, and thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, tocomeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935uponעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921usH413.
7Wherefore theyaroseוַיָּקוּמוּ֮vai.ya.ku.MuH6965andfledוַיָּנ֣וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127in thetwilightבַנֶּשֶׁף֒va.ne.ShefH5399, andleftוַיַּעַזְב֣וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800theirtentsאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168, and theirhorsesסֽוּסֵיהֶם֙su.sei.HemH5483, and their asses,evenH853thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264as it was, andfledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127for theirlifeנַפְשָֽׁם׃naf.ShamH5315.
8And whentheseהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428lepersהַֽמְצֹרָעִ֨יםham.tzo.ra.'ImH6879cameH935to the outermost part of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, theywentH935intoאֶל־'el-H413onetentאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168, and dideatוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398anddrinkוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354, andcarriedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375thencesilverכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701, andgoldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091, and raiment, andwentH935andhidוַיַּטְמִ֑נוּvai.yat.Mi.nuH2934it; and theycameH935backוַיָּשֻׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725, andenteredH935intoאֶל־'el-H413anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168, andcarriedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375thence also, andwentH935andhidוַיַּטְמִֽנוּ׃vai.yat.Mi.nuH2934it.
9Then theysaidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559one toanotherרֵעֵ֜הוּre.'E.huH7453,WeH587doעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808wellכֵ֣ן׀khenH3651: thisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117is adayיוֹם־yom-H3117of good tidings, andweH587holdH1004our peace:ifאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376weH587tarrytillעַד־'ad-H5704themorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216,punishmentעָו֑וֹןa.VonH5771willovertakeוּמְצָאָ֣נוּu.me.tza.'A.nuH4672usH413:nowH6258thereforecomeH935,letH6258usH413goוְנָבֹ֔אָהve.na.Vo.'ahH935andtellוְנַגִּ֖ידָהve.na.Gi.dahH5046theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.
10SoH7121theycameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935andcalledוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֮vai.yik.re.'UH7121unto the porter of thecityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892: and theytoldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046them,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Weכִּ֣יkiH3588cameבָּ֚אנוּBa.nuH935to thecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Syrians, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, there wasnoH369manH376there,neitherH369voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963ofmanH376, but thehorsesהַסּ֤וּסha.SusH5483tiedאָסוּר֙'a.SurH631, and the assestiedאָס֔וּר'a.SurH631, and thetentsוְאֹהָלִ֖יםve.'o.ha.LimH168as they were.
12And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in thenightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, I willnowH4994shewyouH834whatH834the Syrians havedoneעָ֥שׂוּ'A.suH6213tousH4994. Theyknowיָדְע֞וּya.de.'UH3045thatweH587behungryרְעֵבִ֣יםre.'e.VimH7457; therefore are theygoneH3318outH3318of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264tohideלְהֵחָבֵ֤הle.he.cha.VehH2247themselves in thefieldבַשָּׂדֶה֙ve.ha.sa.dehH7704,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, When theycomeנָבֹֽא׃na.Vo'H935outH3318of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892,weH587shalltakeH3318themaliveחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416, andgetH6965intoH413thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892.
13And one of hisservantsמֵעֲבָדָ֜יוme.'a.va.DavH5650answeredH559andsaidH559,LetH7971someמִן־min-H4480takeוְיִקְחוּ־ve.yik.chu-H3947, IprayH4994thee,fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568of thehorsesהַסּוּסִים֮ha.su.SimH5483thatremainהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִים֮ha.nish.'a.RimH7604,whichH834areleftנִשְׁאֲרוּ־nish.'a.ru-H7604in the city, (beholdH2009, they are asallכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605themultitudeהֲמ֤וֹןhe.ha.monH1995ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478that areleftנִשְׁאֲרוּ־nish.'a.ru-H7604in it;beholdH2009, they are asallכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605themultitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478that areconsumedתָּ֑מּוּTa.muH8552:) andletH7971usH4994sendוְנִשְׁלְחָ֖הve.nish.le.ChahH7971andseeוְנִרְאֶֽה׃ve.nir.'EhH7200.
14Theytookוַיִּקְח֕וּvai.yik.ChuH3947thereforetwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147chariotsרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393withhorsesסוּסִ֑יםsu.SimH5483; and thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentH7971afterאַחֲרֵ֧י'a.cha.ReiH310thehostמַחֲנֵֽה־ma.cha.neh-H4264of the Syrians,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,GoH7971andseeוּרְאֽוּ׃u.re.'UH7200.
15And theywentH7725afterאַחֲרֵיהֶם֮'a.cha.rei.HemH310them untoJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383: and,loוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,allכָל־khol-H3605thewayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870wasfullמְלֵאָ֤הme.le.'AhH4392ofgarmentsבְגָדִים֙ve.ga.DimH899andvesselsוְכֵלִ֔יםve.khe.LimH3627,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Syrians hadcastהִשְׁלִ֥יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993awayH7725in theirhasteבְּחָפְזָ֑םbe.he.cha.fe.zamH2648. And themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725, andtoldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046thekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.
16And thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971wentH3318outH3318, and spoiled thecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Syrians.Soוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961ameasureסְאָה־se.'ah-H5429offineסֹ֜לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560wassoldH3318for ashekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, and twomeasuresוְסָאתַ֧יִםve.sa.Ta.yimH5429ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֛יםse.'o.RimH8184for ashekelבְּשֶׁ֖קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, according to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
17And thekingוְהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ve.ha.me.leKhH4428appointedהִפְקִ֨ידhif.KidH6485the captain onwhoseH834handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027heleanedנִשְׁעָ֤ןnish.'AnH8172to have thechargeעַל־'al-H5921of thegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179: and thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971trodeuponעַל־'al-H5921him in thegateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179, and hediedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191as themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadsaidH1696, who spake when thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428cameH3381downבְּרֶ֥דֶתbe.Re.detH3381to him.
18And itcameH1961topassH1961, as themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadspokenכְּדַבֵּר֙ke.da.BerH1696to thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Twomeasuresסָאתַ֨יִםsa.Ta.yimH5429ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֜יםse.'o.RimH8184for ashekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, and ameasureוּֽסְאָה־u.se.'ah-H5429offineסֹ֙לֶת֙so.letH5560flourH5560for ashekelבְּשֶׁ֔קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, shall betomorrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279aboutH1961this time in thegateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111;
19and that captainansweredH559themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430, andsaidH559,Nowהֲיִהְיֶ֖הha.yih.YehH1961,beholdH2009,ifהִנְּךָ֤hi.ne.KhaH2005theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068shouldmakeעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙'a.ru.bOtH699inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064, mightsuchהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088athingכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697be? and hesaidH559,BeholdH2009, thou shaltseeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200it with thineeyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, but shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398thereof:
Commentaries on 2 Kings 7
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- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
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