He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“All is well.שָׁלוֹםMy masterאֲדֹנִיhas sent me,שְׁלָחַנִיsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Look,הִנֵּהjust nowעַתָּה זֶהtwoשְׁנֵיyoung menנְעָרִיםfrom the hill countryמֵהַרof Ephraim,אֶפְרַיִםofמִthe sonsבְּנֵיof the prophets,הַנְּבִיאִיםhave comeבָּאוּto me.אֵלַיPleaseנָּאgiveתְּנָהthemלָהֶםa talentכִּכַּרof silverכֶּסֶףand twoוּשְׁתֵּיchangesחֲלִפוֹתof clothes.’”בְּגָדִים
2 Kings 5:22
Study it in the app“He said, “All is well. My master has sent me, saying, ‘Look, just now two young men from the hill country of Ephraim, of the sons of the prophets, have come to me. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothes.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 5:22, 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- “All is wellשָׁלוֹםshalom
well-being
Health, safety, nothing lacking.
Where else “shalom” appears- My masterאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears- has sent meשְׁלָחַshelaach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shelaach” appears- twoשְׁנֵיshene
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shene” appears- young menנְעָרִיםnearim
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “nearim” appears- from the hill countryהַרhar
hill country
A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.
Where else “har” appears- of Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim
Ephraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of the prophetsנְּבִיאִיםneviim
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “neviim” appears- have comeבָּאוּbau
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “bau” appears- giveתְּנָtena
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “tena” appears- a talentכִּכַּרkikar
talent
A very large weight for metals, about 3,000 shekels.
Where else “kikar” appears- of silverכֶּסֶףkesef
money
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kesef” appears- changesחֲלִפוֹתchalifot
change of clothes
A set of clothes, often festive, given as a gift or changed into.
Where else “chalifot” appears- of clothes.’בְּגָדִיםbegadim
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “begadim” appears
The context
21Gehazi pursued after Naaman. Naaman saw someone running after him, and he got down from the chariot to meet him and said, “Is all well?”
22 · This verse (above)
23Naaman said, “Be pleased to take two talents.” He urged him, and tied up two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothes, and gave them to two of his young men, and they carried them before him.