2 Kings
2 Kings 3:4–5
4Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder,b and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams. 5But after the death of Ahab, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
Footnotes
- b 3:4 Or sheepherder
Word by word
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2 Kings 3:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now Mesha | וּמֵישַׁ֥ע | ū·mê·ša‘ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4338 Mesha |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Moab | מוֹאָ֖ב | mō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
| was | הָיָ֣ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a sheep breeder | נֹקֵ֑ד | nō·qêḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H5349 sheep-raiser, -dealer, or -tender |
| and he would render | וְהֵשִׁ֤יב | wə·hê·šîḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| to the king | לְמֶֽלֶךְ־ | lə·me·leḵ- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| a hundred | מֵאָה־ | mê·’āh- | Number - feminine singular | H3967 hundred |
| thousand | אֶ֣לֶף | ’e·lep̄ | Number - masculine singular | H505 thousand |
| lambs | כָּרִ֔ים | kā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3733 basket-saddle |
| and the wool | צָֽמֶר׃ | ṣā·mer | Noun - masculine singular | H6785 wool |
| of a hundred | וּמֵ֥אָה | ū·mê·’āh | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular | H3967 hundred |
| thousand | אֶ֖לֶף | ’e·lep̄ | Number - masculine singular | H505 thousand |
| rams | אֵילִ֥ים | ’ê·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H352 ram |
2 Kings 3:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But after | וַיְהִ֖י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the death | כְּמ֣וֹת | kə·mō·wṯ | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H4194 death |
| of Ahab | אַחְאָ֑ב | ’aḥ·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H256 Ahab |
| the king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Moab | מוֹאָ֖ב | mō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
| rebelled | וַיִּפְשַׁ֥ע | way·yip̄·ša‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6586 rebel, transgress |
| against the king | בְּמֶ֥לֶךְ | bə·me·leḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
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2 Kings 3:4 2 Samuel 8:2 · Genesis 26:13–14
2 Kings 3:5 2 Kings 1:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.