Revised Webster's Bible

2 Kings 7:16-20

16And thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318, andplunderedוַיָּבֹ֕זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962thetentsמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of theSyriansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758. So ameasureסְאָה־se.'ah-H5429of fineflourסֹ֜לֶתSo.letH5560was sold for 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.KidH6485thelordהַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁha.sha.LishH7991on whosehandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027heleanedנִשְׁעָ֤ןnish.'AnH8172to have the charge of thegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179: and thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971trodוַיִּרְמְסֻ֧הוּvai.yir.me.Su.huH7429upon him in thegateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179, and hediedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191, as themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadsaidדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696, whospokeדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696when thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428camedownבְּרֶ֥דֶתbe.Re.detH3381to him.

18And it came to pass 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-H5429of fineflourסֹ֙לֶת֙so.letH5560for ashekelבְּשֶׁ֔קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, shall be tomorrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279about thistimeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256in thegateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111:

19And thatlordהַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁha.sha.LishH7991answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430, andsaidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, Now, behold, if theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068shouldmakeעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙'a.ru.bOtH699inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064, might such athingכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697be? And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, thou shaltseeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200it with thyeyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, but shalt noteatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398of it.

20And so it happened to him: for thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971trodוַיִּרְמְס֨וּvai.yir.me.SuH7429upon him in thegateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179, and hediedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

Read all of 2 Kings 7

Commentaries on 2 Kings 7

Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain