2 KINGS 7:19

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“And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.”

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2 Kings 7:19 Translation & Meaning

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And that lord הַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁ A triple, i.e., (as an indefinite, great quantity) a three-fold measure (perhaps a treble ephah) lord
answered וַיַּ֨עַן Properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce answered
the man אִ֣ישׁ A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) man
of God, הָֽאֱלֹהִים֮ Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative God
and said, וַיֹּאמַר֒ To say (used with great latitude) said
Now, behold, וְהִנֵּ֣ה Lo! Now behold
if (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
the Lord יְהוָ֗ה (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lord
should make עֹשֶׂ֤ה To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application should make
windows אֲרֻבּוֹת֙ A lattice; (by implication) a window, dovecot (because of the pigeon-holes), chimney (with its apertures for smoke), sluice (with openings for water) windows
in heaven, בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם The sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve) heaven
might such הַזֶּ֑ה The masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that might such
a thing כַּדָּבָ֣ר A word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause thing
be? הֲיִֽהְיֶ֖ה To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) be
And he said, וַיֹּ֗אמֶר To say (used with great latitude) said
Behold, הִנְּךָ֤ Lo! Behold
thou shalt see רֹאֶה֙ To see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) see
it with thine eyes, בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ An eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) thine eyes
but shalt not לֹ֥א Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles not
eat תֹאכֵֽל׃ To eat (literally or figuratively) eat
thereof. וּמִשָּׁ֖ם There (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence thereof

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  • 17  And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.

  • 18  And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:

  • 19  And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

  • 20  And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.




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