2 Kings

2 Kings 3:4

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.

Footnotes

b 3:4 Or sheepherder

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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

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2 Samuel 8:2 · Genesis 26:13–14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.