2 Kings
2 Kings 5:22–23
22“Everything is all right,” Gehazi replied. “My master has sent me to say, ‘Look, two young men from the sons of the prophets have just now come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silverd and two sets of clothing.’”
23But Naaman insisted, “Please, take two talents.” And he urged Gehazi to accept them. Then he tied up two talents of silver in two bags along with two sets of clothing and gave them to two of his servants, who carried them ahead of Gehazi.
Footnotes
- d 5:22 A talent is approximately 75.4 pounds or 34.2 kilograms of silver.
Word by word
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2 Kings 5:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everything | שָׁל֗וֹם | šā·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| Gehazi replied | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| My master | אֲדֹנִי֮ | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| has sent me | שְׁלָחַ֣נִי | šə·lā·ḥa·nî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7971 send |
| to say | לֵאמֹר֒ | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Look | הִנֵּ֣ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| two | שְׁנֵֽי־ | šə·nê- | Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| young men | נְעָרִ֛ים | nə·‘ā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| from the sons | מִבְּנֵ֣י | mib·bə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of the prophets | הַנְּבִיאִ֑ים | han·nə·ḇî·’îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| have just now | עַתָּ֡ה | ‘at·tāh | Adverb | H6258 now |
| come | בָּ֣אוּ | bā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to me | אֵלַ֧י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| from the hill country | מֵהַ֥ר | mê·har | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| of Ephraim | אֶפְרַ֖יִם | ’ep̄·ra·yim | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H669 Ephraim |
| Please | נָּ֤א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| give | תְּנָה־ | tə·nāh- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| them | לָהֶם֙ | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| a talent | כִּכַּר־ | kik·kar- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H3603 a round |
| of silver | כֶּ֔סֶף | ke·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| and two | וּשְׁתֵּ֖י | ū·šə·tê | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine dual construct | H8147 two |
| sets | חֲלִפ֥וֹת | ḥă·li·p̄ō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H2487 a change |
| of clothing | בְּגָדִֽים׃ | bə·ḡā·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H899 treachery |
2 Kings 5:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But Naaman | נַעֲמָ֔ן | na·‘ă·mān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5283 Naaman |
| insisted | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Please | הוֹאֵ֖ל | hō·w·’êl | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H2974 shew willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake |
| take | קַ֣ח | qaḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3947 take |
| two talents | כִּכָּרָ֑יִם | kik·kā·rā·yim | Noun - fd | H3603 a round |
| And he urged | וַיִּפְרָץ־ | way·yip̄·rāṣ- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6555 break through |
| Gehazi | בּ֗וֹ | bōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| Then he tied up | וַיָּצַר֩ | way·yā·ṣar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6696 confine, bind, besiege |
| two talents | כִּכְּרַ֨יִם | kik·kə·ra·yim | Noun - fd | H3603 a round |
| of silver | כֶּ֜סֶף | ke·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| in two | בִּשְׁנֵ֣י | biš·nê | Preposition-b; Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| bags | חֲרִטִ֗ים | ḥă·ri·ṭîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2754 bag, purse |
| along with two | וּשְׁתֵּי֙ | ū·šə·tê | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine dual construct | H8147 two |
| sets | חֲלִפ֣וֹת | ḥă·li·p̄ō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H2487 a change |
| of clothing | בְּגָדִ֔ים | bə·ḡā·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H899 treachery |
| and gave them | וַיִּתֵּן֙ | way·yit·tên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| two | שְׁנֵ֣י | šə·nê | Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| of his servants | נְעָרָ֔יו | nə·‘ā·rāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| who carried them | וַיִּשְׂא֖וּ | way·yiś·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| ahead of Gehazi | לְפָנָֽיו׃ | lə·p̄ā·nāw | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
Cross-references
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2 Kings 5:22 2 Kings 5:5 · John 8:44 · Acts 5:3–4 · Revelation 21:8 · Jeremiah 9:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.