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2 Kings 3:9
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And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
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So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.
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And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!
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Verse Text
So the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 wentH3212, and the kingH4428 of JudahH3063, and the kingH4428 of EdomH123: and they fetched a compassH5437 of sevenH7651 daysH3117' journeyH1870: and there was no waterH4325 for the hostH4264, and for the cattleH929 that followedH7272 them.
וַיֵּלֶךְ מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמֶלֶך־יְהוּדָה וּמֶלֶךְ אֱדֹום וַיָּסֹבּוּ דֶּרֶךְ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וְלֹא־הָיָה מַיִם לַמַּחֲנֶה וְלַבְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר בְּרַגְלֵיהֶם׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וַ/יֵּלֶךְ֩ |
va/i.ye.leKh | H3212 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ he went |
מֶ֨לֶךְ |
Me.lekh | H4428 | HNcmsc | (the) king of |
יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל |
Yis.ra.'El | H3478 | HNp | Israel |
וּ/מֶֽלֶך |
u./Me.lekh- | H4428 | HC/Ncmsc | and/ (the) king of |
יְהוּדָה֙ |
ye.hu.Dah | H3063 | HNp | Judah |
וּ/מֶ֣לֶךְ |
u./Me.lekh | H4428 | HC/Ncmsc | and/ (the) king of |
אֱד֔וֹם |
'e.Dom | H123 | HNp | Edom |
וַ/יָּסֹ֕בּוּ |
va/i.ya.So.bu | H5437 | HC/Vqw3mp | and/ they went around |
דֶּ֖רֶךְ |
De.rekh | H1870 | HNcbsc | a journey of |
שִׁבְעַ֣ת |
shiv.'At | H7651 | HAcmsc | seven |
יָמִ֑ים |
ya.Mim | H3117 | HNcmpa | days |
וְ/לֹא |
ve./lo'- | H3808 | HC/Tn | and/ not |
הָיָ֨ה |
ha.Yah | H1961 | HVqp3ms | it belonged |
מַ֧יִם |
Ma.yim | H4325 | HNcmpa | water |
לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֛ה |
la./ma.cha.Neh | H4264 | HRd/Ncbsa | to the/ army |
וְ/לַ/בְּהֵמָ֖ה |
ve./la./be.he.Mah | H929 | HC/Rd/Ncfsa | and/ to the/ animal(s) |
אֲשֶׁ֥ר |
'a.Sher | H834 | HTr | which |
בְּ/רַגְלֵי/הֶֽם |
be./rag.lei./Hem | H7272 | HR/Ncfdc/Sp3mp | (was) at/ feet/ their |
- H123 — אֱדֹם (ʼĔdôm, ed-ome'): or (fully) אֱדוֹם ; from אָדֹם; red (see Genesis 25:25); Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him; Edom, Edomites, Idumea.
- H929 — בְּהֵמָה (bᵉhêmâh, be-hay-maw'): from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute); properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective); beast, cattle.
- H1870 — דֶּרֶךְ (derek, deh'-rek): from דָּרַךְ; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb; along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).
- H3063 — יְהוּדָה (Yᵉhûwdâh, yeh-hoo-daw'): from יָדָה; celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory; Judah.
- H3117 — יוֹם (yôwm, yome): from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
- H3212 — יָלַךְ (yâlak, yaw-lak'): a primitive root (compare הָלַךְ); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses); [idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, [idiom] be weak.
- H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
- H4264 — מַחֲנֶה (machăneh, makh-an-eh'): from חָנָה; an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts); army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.
- H4325 — מַיִם (mayim, mah'-yim): dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
- H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
- H5437 — סָבַב (çâbab, saw-bab'): a primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively; bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, round), drive, environ, [idiom] on every side, beset (close, come, compass, go, stand) round about, inclose, remove, return, set, sit down, turn (self) (about, aside, away, back).
- H7272 — רֶגֶל (regel, reh'-gel): from רָגַל; a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda; [idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.
- H7651 — שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, sheh'-bah): or (masculine) (שִׁבְעָה); from שָׁבַע; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number; ([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare שִׁבְעָנָה.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
- H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
- H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- Edom — 1 Kings 22:27
- no water — Exodus 15:22, Exodus 17:1, Numbers 20:2, Numbers 20:4, Numbers 21:5, Numbers 33:14
- that followed them — Exodus 11:8, Judges 4:10
Reciprocal references (8): Genesis 21:15, 1 Kings 22:47, 2 Kings 3:26, 2 Kings 8:20, 2 Chronicles 21:8, Psalms 84:6, Proverbs 19:3, Amos 2:1
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: DRY PLACES, JEHOSHAPHAT
- Torrey’s: KINGS, TRAVELLERS, WATER
- Nave’s: COMMISSARY, EDOMITES, MOABITES
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