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2 Kings 7:1

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
and — to say (used with great latitude)
אֱלִישָׁ֔ע
ʼĔlîyshâʻ
Elisha, the famous prophet
שִׁמְע֖וּ
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
דְּבַר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
כֹּ֣ה
kôh
properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
כָּעֵ֤ת
ʻêth
like/as — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
מָחָר֙
mâchâr
properly, deferred, i.e. the morrow; usually (adverbially) tomorrow; indefinitely, hereafter
סְאָֽה
çᵉʼâh
a seah, or certain measure (as determinative) for grain
סֹ֣לֶת
çôleth
flour (as chipped off)
בְּשֶׁ֗קֶל
sheqel
in/with/by — probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
וְסָאתַ֧יִם
çᵉʼâh
and — a seah, or certain measure (as determinative) for grain
שְׂעֹרִ֛ים
sᵉʻôrâh
barley (as villose)
בְּשֶׁ֖קֶל
sheqel
in/with/by — probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
בְּשַׁ֥עַר
shaʻar
in/with/by — an opening, i.e. door or gate
שֹׁמְרֽוֹן
Shômᵉrôwn
Shomeron, a place in Palestine
2 Kings 7:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord, ‘Tomorrow about this time a measure of finely-milled flour will sell for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria.’ ”
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Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord, ‘Tomorrow about this time a measure of finely-milled flour will sell for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria.’ ”
2 Kings 7:1
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