Theseהָאֵלֶּהlepersהַמְצֹרָעִיםcameוַיָּבֹאוּtoעַדthe edgeקְצֵהof the campהַמַּחֲנֶהand wentוַיָּבֹאוּintoאֶלoneאֶחָדtentאֹהֶלand ateוַיֹּאכְלוּand drank,וַיִּשְׁתּוּand they carriedוַיִּשְׂאוּfrom thereמִשָּׁםsilverכֶּסֶףand goldוְזָהָבand clothes,וּבְגָדִיםand wentוַיֵּלְכוּand hid them;וַיַּטְמִנוּand they came backוַיָּשֻׁבוּand wentוַיָּבֹאוּintoאֶלanotherאַחֵרtentאֹהֶלand carried thingsוַיִּשְׂאוּfrom thereמִשָּׁםand wentוַיֵּלְכוּand hid them.וַיַּטְמִנוּ
2 Kings 7:8
Study it in the app“These lepers came to the edge of the camp and went into one tent and ate and drank, and they carried from there silver and gold and clothes, and went and hid them; and they came back and went into another tent and carried things from there and went and hid them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 7:8, word by word
- 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- cameיָּבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- the edgeקְצֵהketse
end
The place where something ends: its edge or farthest point.
Where else “ketse” appears- of the campמַּחֲנֶהmachane
camp
A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.
Where else “machane” appears- oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- tentאֹהֶלohel
tent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “ohel” appears- and ateיֹּאכְלוּyochlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochlu” appears- and drankיִּשְׁתּוּyishtu
drink
Drink.
Where else “yishtu” appears- and they carriedיִּשְׂאוּyisu
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “yisu” appears- silverכֶּסֶףkesef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kesef” appears- and goldזָהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears- and clothesבְגָדִיםvegadim
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “vegadim” appears- and wentיֵּלְכוּyelchu
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelchu” appears- and hid themיַּטְמִנוּyatminu
hide, bury
Hide by burying in the ground.
Where else “yatminu” appears- and they came backיָּשֻׁבוּyashuvu
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashuvu” appears- anotherאַחֵרacher
other
Other, another; next.
Where else “acher” appears
The context
7They got up and fled at twilight and left their tents and their horses and their donkeys, the camp just as it was, and they fled for their lives.
8 · This verse (above)
9They said to one another, “We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news, and we are keeping silent. If we wait until the light of morning, guilt will find us. Now come, let us go and tell the house of the king.”