2 Kings 7:1
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2 Kings 7:1
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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?
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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.
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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.
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Verse Text
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.
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 |
- 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.
Verse Cross-References
- a measure of fine flour — 2 Kings 6:25, Revelation 6:6
- Elisha said — 1 Kings 22:19, 2 Kings 6:33, 2 Kings 20:16, Isaiah 1:10, Ezekiel 37:4
- in the gate of Samaria — 2 Kings 7:18
- of barley — 2 Kings 4:42, John 6:9
- To morrow — Exodus 8:23, Exodus 9:5-6, Exodus 14:13, Exodus 16:12, Joshua 3:5, 1 Samuel 11:9, 2 Kings 7:18-19, Psalms 46:5
Reciprocal references (10): Genesis 12:10, Genesis 18:14, Exodus 9:18, 1 Kings 17:14, 1 Kings 20:13, 2 Kings 7:16, 2 Kings 8:4, Ecclesiastes 9:14, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 6:34
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: ELISHA
- Torrey’s: GATES; SAMARIA, ANCIENT
- Nave’s: BARLEY; ELISHA; ISRAEL, PROPHECIES CONCERNING; MEASURE; PROPHECY
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