2 Kings 7:1

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2 Kings 7:1


← 2 Kings 6:33 2 Kings 7:1 (KJV) 2 Kings 7:2 →
And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?
Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.
Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Then ElishaH477 saidH559, HearH8085 ye the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068; Thus saithH559 the LORDH3068, To morrowH4279 about this timeH6256 shall a measureH5429 of fine flourH5560 be sold for a shekelH8255, and two measuresH5429 of barleyH8184 for a shekelH8255, in the gateH8179 of SamariaH8111.


Original Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלִישָׁע שִׁמְעוּ דְּבַר־יְהוָה כֹּה ׀ אָמַר יְהוָה כָּעֵת ׀ מָחָר סְאָה־סֹלֶת בְּשֶׁקֶל וְסָאתַיִם שְׂעֹרִים בְּשֶׁקֶל בְּשַׁעַר שֹׁמְרֹון׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר
va/i.Yo.mer H559 HC/Vqw3ms and/ he said
אֱלִישָׁ֔ע
'e.li.Sha' H477 HNp Elisha
שִׁמְע֖וּ
shim.'U H8085 HVqv2mp hear
דְּבַר
de.var- H1697 HNcmsc (the) word of
יְהוָ֑ה
Yah.weh H3068 HNp Yahweh
כֹּ֣ה
koh H3541 HD thus
אָמַ֣ר
'a.Mar H559 HVqp3ms he says
יְהוָ֗ה
Yah.weh H3068 HNp Yahweh
כָּ/עֵ֤ת
ka./'Et H6256 HRd/Ncbsa about (the)/ this time
מָחָר֙
ma.Char H4279 HNcmsa tomorrow
סְאָֽה
se.'ah- H5429 HNcfsa a seah of
סֹ֣לֶת
So.let H5560 HNcfsa fine flour
בְּ/שֶׁ֗קֶל
be./She.kel H8255 HR/Ncmsa for/ a shekel
וְ/סָאתַ֧יִם
ve./sa.Ta.yim H5429 HC/Ncfda and/ two seahs
שְׂעֹרִ֛ים
se.'o.Rim H8184 HNcfpa barley(s)
בְּ/שֶׁ֖קֶל
be./She.kel H8255 HR/Ncmsa for/ a shekel
בְּ/שַׁ֥עַר
be./Sha.'ar H8179 HR/Ncmsc at/ (the) gate of
שֹׁמְרֽוֹן
sho.me.Ron H8111 HNp Samaria
Strong's References
  • H477 — אֱלִישָׁע (ʼĔlîyshâʻ, el-ee-shaw'): contracted for אֱלִישׁוּעַ (ʼĔlîyshûwaʻ) H474.; Elisha, the famous prophet; Elisha.
  • H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
  • H1697 — דָּבָר (dâbâr, daw-baw'): from דָבַר (dâbar) H1696; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.
  • H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה (hâyâh) H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ (Yâhh) H3050, יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih) H3069.
  • H4279 — מָחָר (mâchâr, maw-khar'): probably from אָחַר (ʼâchar) H309; properly, deferred, i.e. the morrow; usually (adverbially) tomorrow; indefinitely, hereafter; time to come, tomorrow.
  • H5429 — סְאָה (çᵉʼâh, seh-aw'): from an unused root meaning to define; a seah, or certain measure (as determinative) forgrain; measure.
  • H5560 — סֹלֶת (çôleth, so'-leth): from an unused root meaning to strip; flour (as chipped off); (fine) flour, meal.
  • H6256 — עֵת (ʻêth, ayth): from עַד (ʻad) H5703; time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.; [phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.
  • H8085 — שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'): a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
  • H8111 — שֹׁמְרוֹן (Shômᵉrôwn, sho-mer-one'): from the active participle of שָׁמַר (shâmar) H8104; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine; Samaria.
  • H8179 — שַׁעַר (shaʻar, shah'-ar): from שָׁעַר (shâʻar) H8176 in its original sense; an opening, i.e. door or gate; city, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).
  • H8184 — שְׂעֹרָה (sᵉʻôrâh, seh-o-raw'): or שְׂעוֹרָה (sᵉʻôwrâh) (feminine meaning the plant); and (masculine meaning the grain); also שְׂעֹר (sᵉʻôr); or שְׂעוֹר (sᵉʻôwr); from שָׂעַר (sâʻar) H8175 in the sense of roughness; barley (as villose); barley.
  • H8255 — שֶׁקֶל (sheqel, sheh'-kel): from שָׁקַל (shâqal) H8254; probably a weight; used as a commercial standard; shekel.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H3541 — כֹּה (kôh, ko): from the prefix k and הוּא (hûwʼ) H1931; properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now; also, here, + hitherto, like, on the other side, so (and much), such, on that manner, (on) this (manner, side, way, way and that way), + mean while, yonder.
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