Verse 2

2 Kings 7:2

Young's Literal Translation

2 And the captain whom the king hath, by whose hand he hath been supported, answereth the man of God (Elohim) and saith, 'Lo, Jehovah is making windows in the heavens -- shall this thing be?' and he saith, 'Lo, thou art seeing it with thine eyes, and thereof thou dost not eat.'
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּ֣עַן הַ/שָּׁלִ֡ישׁ אֲשֶׁר לַ/מֶּלֶךְ֩ נִשְׁעָ֨ן עַל יָד֜/וֹ אֶת אִ֣ישׁ הָ/אֱלֹהִים֮ וַ/יֹּאמַר֒ הִנֵּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה עֹשֶׂ֤ה אֲרֻבּוֹת֙ בַּ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם הֲ/יִהְיֶ֖ה הַ/דָּבָ֣ר הַ/זֶּ֑ה וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר הִנְּ/כָ֤ה רֹאֶה֙ בְּ/עֵינֶ֔י/ךָ וּ/מִ/שָּׁ֖ם לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽל
English Translation
And the captain who was with the king answered the man of God and said, "Behold, the Lord is making windows in the heavens; could this thing be?" And he said, "You will see it with your eyes, but you will not eat from it."
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 7 Context
1 And Elisha saith, 'Hear ye a word of Jehovah: thus said Jehovah, About this time to-morrow, a measur... Focus ↗
2 And the captain whom the king hath, by whose hand he hath been supported, answereth the man of God (...
3 And four men have been leprous, at the opening of the gate, and they say one unto another, 'What --... Focus ↗
4 if we have said, We go in to the city, then the famine [is] in the city, and we have died there; and... Focus ↗
5 And they rise in the twilight, to go in unto the camp of Aram, and they come in unto the extremity o... Focus ↗
6 seeing Jehovah hath caused the camp of Aram to hear a noise of chariot and a noise of horse -- a noi... Focus ↗
7 And they rise and flee in the twilight, and forsake their tents, and their horses, and their asses -... Focus ↗
8 And these lepers come in unto the extremity of the camp, and come in unto one tent, and eat, and dri... Focus ↗
9 And they say one unto another, 'We are not doing right this day; a day of tidings it [is], and we ar... Focus ↗
10 And they come in, and call unto the gatekeeper of the city, and declare for themselves, saying, 'We... Focus ↗
11 and he calleth the gatekeepers, and they declare to the house of the king within. Focus ↗
12 And the king riseth by night, and saith unto his servants, 'Let me declare, I pray you, to you that... Focus ↗
13 And one of his servants answereth and saith, 'Then let them take, I pray thee, five of the horses th... Focus ↗
14 And they take two chariot-horses, and the king sendeth after the camp of Aram, saying, 'Go, and see.... Focus ↗
15 And they go after them unto the Jordan, and lo, all the way is full of garments and vessels that the... Focus ↗
16 And the people go out and spoil the camp of Aram, and there is a measure of fine flour at a shekel,... Focus ↗
17 And the king hath appointed the captain, by whose hand he is supported, over the gate, and the peopl... Focus ↗
18 yea, it cometh to pass, according to the speaking of the man of God (Elohim) unto the king, saying,... Focus ↗
19 and the captain answereth the man of God (Elohim), and saith, 'And lo, Jehovah is making windows in... Focus ↗
20 and it cometh to him so, and the people tread him down in the gate, and he dieth. Focus ↗