2 Kings 3:17

“For 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.’”

2 Kings 3:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Kings 3:17, word by word

saysאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amar” 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
seeתִרְאוּtiru

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “tiru” appears
windרוּחַruach

wind

Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.

Where else “ruach” appears
rainגֶשֶׁםgeshem

heavy rain

Heavy rain, downpour.

Where else “geshem” appears
wadiנַּחַלnachal

torrent

A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.

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will be filledיִמָּלֵאyimale

fill

To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.

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with waterמָיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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and you will drinkשְׁתִיתֶםshetitem

drink

Drink.

Where else “shetitem” appears
and your livestockמִקְנֵיmikne

livestock

Livestock: the animals someone owns, as property.

Where else “mikne” appears
and your animals.’בְהֶמְתְּvehemt

livestock

A four-legged animal, above all farm animals.

Where else “vehemt” appears

The context

16He said, “Thus says YHWH, ‘Make this wadi full of pits upon pits.’

17 · This verse (above)

18This is a light thing in the eyes of YHWH; he will also give Moab into your hand.

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