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He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָה‘Makeעָשֹׂהthisהַזֶּהwadiהַנַּחַלfull of pitsגֵּבִיםupon pits.’גֵּבִים
2 Kings 3:16
Study it in the app“He said, “Thus says YHWH, ‘Make this wadi full of pits upon pits.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 3:16, word by word
- He 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- ‘Makeעָשֹׂהaso
make
To build or create something.
Where else “aso” appears- wadiנַּחַלnachal
torrent
A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.
Where else “nachal” appears- full of pitsגֵּבִיםgevim
pit
A hole or water reservoir.
Where else “gevim” appears
Translation note
“Wadi”: a streambed that carries water only when it rains. The pits were holes dug in the dry bed to hold the water that was going to come.
The context
15But now bring me a musician.” And it happened, as the musician played, that the hand of YHWH came on him.
16 · This verse (above)
17For thus says YHWH, ‘You will not see wind, and you will not see rain, yet that wadi will be filled with water, and you will drink, you and your livestock and your animals.’