He went outוַיֵּצֵאtoאֶלthe springמוֹצָאof the waterהַמַּיִםand threwוַיַּשְׁלֶךְsaltמֶלַחinto itשָׁםand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָה‘I have healedרִפִּאתִיthisהָאֵלֶּהwater;לַמַּיִםfrom thereמִשָּׁםthere will noלֹאlongerעוֹדbeיִהְיֶהdeathמָוֶתor miscarriage.’”וּמְשַׁכָּלֶת
2 Kings 2:21
Study it in the app“He went out to the spring of the water and threw salt into it and said, “Thus says YHWH, ‘I have healed this water; from there there will no longer be death or miscarriage.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 2:21, word by word
- He went outיֵּצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears- the springמוֹצָאmotsa
source
The place something comes from, like water welling up.
Where else “motsa” appears- of the waterמַּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- and threwיַּשְׁלֶךְyashlech
throw
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “yashlech” appears- saltמֶלַחmelach
salt
Salt. "The Salt Sea" is the Dead Sea.
Where else “melach” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- ‘I have healedרִפִּאתִיripiti
heal
To heal a sick person, a wound or a people.
Where else “ripiti” appears- beיִהְיֶהyihye
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yihye” appears- deathמָוֶתmavet
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mavet” appears- or miscarriage.’מְשַׁכָּלֶתmeshakalet
miscarry
To lose the young before birth, or not to bear fruit.
Where else “meshakalet” appears
The context
20He said, “Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him.
21 · This verse (above)
22The water was healed to this day, according to the word of Elisha that he spoke.