2 Kings 7:12

“The king got up in the night and said to his servants, “Let me tell you what Aram has done to us. They know that we are hungry, and they have gone out of the camp to hide in the field, saying, ‘When they come out of the city, we will seize them alive and get into the city.’””

2 Kings 7:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Kings 7:12, word by word

The kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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got upיָּקָםyakam

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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in the nightלַיְלָהlayla

night

Night.

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and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

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his servantsעֲבָדָיavaday

servant

Someone who works for another, or a king's official.

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“Let me tellאַגִּידָהagida

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

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Aramאֲרָםaram

Aram

Aram, a son of Shem; also the land of the Arameans (Syria) and its people; also other men.

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has doneעָשׂוּasu

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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They knowיָדְעוּyadu

know

To know something, realize.

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are hungryרְעֵבִיםreevim

hungry

Hungry, suffering hunger.

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and they have gone outיֵּצְאוּyetsu

go out

To go out of a place.

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the campמַּחֲנֶהmachane

camp

A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.

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to hideהֵחָבֵהhechave

hide

Hide oneself, take cover so as not to be found.

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in the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

field

The open country: "the beasts of the field".

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the cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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we will seize themנִתְפְּשֵׂnitpse

seize

To grab or capture someone.

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aliveחַיִּיםchayim

alive

Having life, not dead.

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and getנָבֹאnavo

enter

To go into a place.

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The context

11The gatekeepers called out, and they told it to the king’s household inside.

12 · This verse (above)

13One of his servants answered and said, “Let men take, please, five of the remaining horses, which are left in it; look, they are like all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; look, they are like all the multitude of Israel that have perished; and let us send and see.”

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