They wentוַיֵּלְכוּafter themאַחֲרֵיהֶםas far asעַדthe Jordan,הַיַּרְדֵּןand there wasוְהִנֵּהallכָלthe roadהַדֶּרֶךְfullמְלֵאָהof clothesבְגָדִיםand gearוְכֵלִיםthatאֲשֶׁרAramאֲרָםhad thrown awayהִשְׁלִיכוּin their haste.בְּחָפְזָםThe messengersהַמַּלְאָכִיםreturnedוַיָּשֻׁבוּand toldוַיַּגִּדוּthe king.לַמֶּלֶךְ
2 Kings 7:15
Study it in the app“They went after them as far as the Jordan, and there was all the road full of clothes and gear that Aram had thrown away in their haste. The messengers returned and told the king.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 7:15, word by word
- They wentיֵּלְכוּyelchu
go along
To accompany someone on the way, to go along with him.
Where else “yelchu” appears- the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden
Jordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears- the roadדֶּרֶךְderech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appears- fullמְלֵאָהmelea
full
Full, complete. "Full silver" is the full price.
Where else “melea” appears- of clothesבְגָדִיםvegadim
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “vegadim” appears- and gearכֵלִיםchelim
utensil
Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.
Where else “chelim” appears- Aramאֲרָםaram
Aram
Aram, a son of Shem; also the land of the Arameans (Syria) and its people; also other men.
Where else “aram” appears- had thrown awayהִשְׁלִיכוּhishlichu
throw
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “hishlichu” appears- in their hasteחָפְזָchafza
hurry away in alarm
Hurry away in alarm: rush off from fright.
Where else “chafza” appears- The messengersמַּלְאָכִיםmalachim
messenger
Someone sent on an errand.
Where else “malachim” appears- returnedיָּשֻׁבוּyashuvu
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashuvu” appears- and toldיַּגִּדוּyagidu
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yagidu” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears
Places in this verse
Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
The context
14They took two chariots with horses, and the king sent them after the camp of Aram, saying, “Go and see.”
15 · This verse (above)
16The people went out and plundered the camp of Aram. And a seah of fine flour sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, according to the word of YHWH.