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There wereוְ הָיוּfourאַרְבָּעָהmen,אֲנָשִׁיםlepers,מְצֹרָעִיםat the entranceפֶּתַחof the gate;הַשָּׁעַרand they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto one another,אִישׁ אֶל רֵעֵהוּ“Whyמָהare weאֲנַחְנוּsittingיֹשְׁבִיםhereפֹּהuntilעַדwe die?מָתְנוּ
2 Kings 7:3
Study it in the app“There were four men, lepers, at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, “Why are we sitting here until we die?”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 7:3, word by word
- There wereהָיוּhayu
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “hayu” appears- fourאַרְבָּעָהarbaa
four
Four.
Where else “arbaa” appears- menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- lepersמְצֹרָעִיםmetsoraim
have leprosy
Have tsaraat ("leprosy"): a skin disease that made a person unclean (Leviticus 13). It is not exactly the disease called leprosy today.
Where else “metsoraim” appears- at the entranceפֶּתַחpetach
entrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “petach” appears- of the gateשָּׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears- and they saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- to one anotherרֵעֵree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears- sittingיֹשְׁבִיםyoshvim
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yoshvim” appears- we dieמָתְנוּmatnu
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “matnu” appears
Translation note
Lepers had to live outside the camp or the city (Leviticus 13:46); that is why they are at the entrance of the gate.
The context
2The captain on whose hand the king was leaning answered the man of Elohim and said, “Look, even if YHWH were making floodgates in the heavens, could this thing happen?” He said, “Look, you will see it with your own eyes, but from there you will not eat.”
3 · This verse (above)
4If we say, ‘Let us enter the city,’ the famine is in the city, and we will die there; and if we sit here, we will die. So now, come, let us go over to the camp of Aram. If they let us live, we will live; and if they put us to death, we will die.”