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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.; 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; 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; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
- H4279 — מָחָר (mâchâr, maw-khar'): probably from אָחַר; 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; 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; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine; Samaria.
- H8179 — שַׁעַר (shaʻar, shah'-ar): from שָׁעַר 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 (feminine meaning the plant); and (masculine meaning the grain); also שְׂעֹר; or שְׂעוֹר; from שָׂעַר in the sense of roughness; barley (as villose); barley.
- H8255 — שֶׁקֶל (sheqel, sheh'-kel): from שָׁקַל; 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; 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 (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- 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: SAMARIA, ANCIENT
- Nave’s: BARLEY, ELISHA, ISRAEL, PROPHECIES CONCERNING, MEASURE, PROPHECY
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