2 Kings

2 Kings 7:1

¹Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour^a will sell for a shekel,^b and two seahs of barley^c will sell for a shekel.’”

Footnotes

a 7:1 A seah is approximately 6.6 dry quarts or 7.3 liters (probably about 8.2 pounds or 3.7 kilograms of flour); here and in verses 16 and 18.
b 7:1 A shekel is approximately 0.4 ounces or 11.4 grams, probably of silver; here and in verses 16 and 18.
c 7:1 2 seahs is approximately 13.2 dry quarts or 14.6 liters (probably about 19.3 pounds or 8.8 kilograms of barley); here and in verses 16 and 18.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Elisha	אֱלִישָׁ֔ע	’ĕ·lî·šā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H477 Elisha
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Hear	שִׁמְע֖וּ	šim·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
the word	דְּבַר־	də·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
This is what	כֹּ֣ה׀	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
About this time	כָּעֵ֤ת׀	kā·‘êṯ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular	H6256 time
tomorrow	מָחָר֙	mā·ḥār	Adverb	H4279 tomorrow, in time to come
at the gate	בְּשַׁ֥עַר	bə·ša·‘ar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8179 gate
of Samaria	שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃	šō·mə·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
a seah	סְאָֽה־	sə·’āh-	Noun - feminine singular	H5429 se'ah
of fine flour	סֹ֣לֶת	sō·leṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5560 fine flour
for a shekel	בְּשֶׁ֗קֶל	bə·še·qel	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H8255 shekel
and two seahs	וְסָאתַ֧יִם	wə·sā·ṯa·yim	Conjunctive waw; Noun - fd	H5429 se'ah
of barley	שְׂעֹרִ֛ים	śə·‘ō·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8184 barley
will sell for a shekel	בְּשֶׁ֖קֶל	bə·še·qel	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H8255 shekel

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Joshua 3:5 · Exodus 16:12 · Ezekiel 37:4 · 1 Samuel 11:9 · Exodus 14:13 · Exodus 9:5–6 · Psalm 46:5 · Exodus 8:23 · 2 Kings 20:16 · 2 Kings 6:25 · Revelation 6:6 · 2 Kings 4:42

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.