The peopleהָעָםwent outוַיֵּצֵאand plunderedוַיָּבֹזּוּthe campמַחֲנֵהof Aram.אֲרָםAnd a seahוַיְהִי סְאָהof fine flourסֹלֶתsold for a shekel,בְּשֶׁקֶלand two seahsוְסָאתַיִםof barleyשְׂעֹרִיםfor a shekel,בְּשֶׁקֶלaccording to the wordכִּדְבַרof YHWH.יְהוָה
2 Kings 7:16
Study it in the app“The 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 7:16, word by word
- The peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- went outיֵּצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears- and plunderedיָּבֹזּוּyavozu
plunder
Plunder, take spoil.
Where else “yavozu” appears- the campמַחֲנֵהmachane
camp
A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.
Where else “machane” appears- of Aramאֲרָםaram
Aram
Aram, a son of Shem; also the land of the Arameans (Syria) and its people; also other men.
Where else “aram” appears- And a seahיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- And a seahסְאָהsea
seah
Seah: a measure for grain, about 7 liters.
Where else “sea” appears- of fine flourסֹלֶתsolet
fine flour
Fine flour, the best kind.
Where else “solet” appears- sold for a shekelשֶׁקֶלshekel
shekel
Shekel: a weight of about 11 grams. Since there were no coins, silver was weighed, so a shekel is also an amount of money.
Where else “shekel” appears- of barleyשְׂעֹרִיםseorim
barley
Barley.
Where else “seorim” appears- according to the wordדְבַרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- of 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
The context
15They 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.
16 · This verse (above)
17The king had appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to be over the gate; and the people trampled him in the gate, and he died, as the man of Elohim had said, who spoke when the king came down to him.