You will strikeוְהִכִּיתֶםeveryכָּלfortifiedמִבְצָרcityעִירand everyוְכָלchoiceמִבְחוֹרcity,עִירand everyוְכָלgoodטוֹבtreeעֵץyou will fell,תַּפִּילוּand allוְכָלthe springsמַעְיְנֵיof waterמַיִםyou will stop up,תִּסְתֹּמוּand everyוְכֹלgoodהַטּוֹבָהplot of landהַחֶלְקָהyou will ruinתַּכְאִבוּwith stones.”בָּאֲבָנִים
2 Kings 3:19
Study it in the app“You will strike every fortified city and every choice city, and every good tree you will fell, and all the springs of water you will stop up, and every good plot of land you will ruin with stones.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 3:19, word by word
- You will strikeהִכִּיתֶםhikitem
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “hikitem” appears- fortifiedמִבְצָרmivtsar
fortress, fortified city
Fortress, fortified city.
Where else “mivtsar” appears- cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- choiceמִבְחוֹרmivchor
choice
Choice, select; of a city: chief, among the best and best defended. It occurs in 2 Kings 3:19; 19:23.
Where else “mivchor” appears- goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- treeעֵץets
tree
A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.
Where else “ets” appears- you will fellתַּפִּילוּtapilu
cast lots
To make fall; throw lots.
Where else “tapilu” appears- the springsמַעְיְנֵיmayne
spring, fountain
Spring, fountain of water; figuratively, a source.
Where else “mayne” appears- of waterמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- you will stop upתִּסְתֹּמוּtistomu
stop up
To plug wells or breaches.
Where else “tistomu” appears- plot of landחֶלְקָהchelka
plot
A plot of land belonging to someone.
Where else “chelka” appears- you will ruinתַּכְאִבוּtachivu
ruin
Cause pain; damage, ruin.
Where else “tachivu” appears- with stonesאֲבָנִיםavanim
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avanim” appears
The context
18This is a light thing in the eyes of YHWH; he will also give Moab into your hand.
19 · This verse (above)
20And it happened in the morning, as the grain offering was offered, that, look, water was coming from the direction of Edom, and the land was filled with water.