2 Kings 7:8

“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.”

2 Kings 7:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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cameיָּבֹאוּyavou

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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the edgeקְצֵהketse

end

The place where something ends: its edge or farthest point.

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of the campמַּחֲנֶהmachane

camp

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

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oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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tentאֹהֶלohel

tent

A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.

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and ateיֹּאכְלוּyochlu

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

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and drankיִּשְׁתּוּyishtu

drink

Drink.

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and they carriedיִּשְׂאוּyisu

carry

To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.

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silverכֶּסֶףkesef

silver

A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.

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and goldזָהָבzahav

gold

Gold.

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and clothesבְגָדִיםvegadim

garment

A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.

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and wentיֵּלְכוּyelchu

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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and hid themיַּטְמִנוּyatminu

hide, bury

Hide by burying in the ground.

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and they came backיָּשֻׁבוּyashuvu

return

To go back to a place.

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anotherאַחֵרacher

other

Other, another; next.

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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.”

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