Revised Version 1895
2 Kings 7:3-8
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.
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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