The Meaning of 2 Kings 7:13 Explained

2 Kings 7:13

KJV: And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.

YLT: And one of his servants answereth and saith, 'Then let them take, I pray thee, five of the horses that are left, that have been left in it -- lo, they are as all the multitude of Israel who have been left in it; lo, they are as all the multitude of Israel who have been consumed -- and we send and see.'

Darby: And one of his servants answered and said, Let some one take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that have perished), and let us send and see.

ASV: And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are consumed); and let us send and see.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And one  of his servants  answered  and said,  Let [some] take,  I pray thee, five  of the horses  that remain,  which are left  in the city, (behold, they [are] as all the multitude  of Israel  that are left  in it: behold, [I say], they [are] even as all the multitude  of the Israelites  that are consumed:  ) and let us send  and see. 

What does 2 Kings 7:13 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 7:12-20 - The Prophet's Word Fulfilled
The lepers were first in the deserted camp. The abundance was awaiting the starving populace, but only a few outcasts tasted it. So Christ's wealth and unsearchable riches are for all, but often the outcasts gathered by the Salvation Army know more about them than the children of the church. The cottager who early opens his window for his sick child, knows more of the summer morning, than does the millionaire who sleeps within curtained windows. But be sure you tell out what you know, else you sin against God and man. There is enough for all. To scatter is to increase.
Though this plenty had been predicted, it seemed too good to be believed. Send out your scouts, O Church of God! As the result of our Lord's victory at Calvary, the roads-north, south, east, and west-have been trodden by your fleeing foes, and are strewn, with spoil. But beware lest, in the day of the Lord's deliverance, you see with your eyes but are unable, through unbelief, to partake, Luke 13:28. Man's unbelief cannot hinder God's purpose, but it excludes the unbeliever, who perishes amid abundance. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 7

1  Elisha prophesies incredible plenty in Samaria
3  four lepers, venturing on the host of the Syrians, bring tidings of their flight
12  The king, finding by spies the news to be true, spoils the tents of the Syrians
17  The lord who would not believe the prophecy of plenty is trampled in the press

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 7:13 mean?

And answered one of his servants and said and let several [men] take please five of the horses remaining which are left in city Look they [may either become] like all - the multitude of Israel that in it or indeed [I say] they [may become] the multitude of the Israel left from those who are consumed so let us send them and see
וַיַּעַן֩ אֶחָ֨ד מֵעֲבָדָ֜יו וַיֹּ֗אמֶר וְיִקְחוּ־ נָ֞א חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה מִן־ הַסּוּסִים֮ הַֽנִּשְׁאָרִים֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁאֲרוּ־ בָהּ֒ הִנָּ֗ם כְּכָל־ [ההמון] (הֲמ֤וֹן) יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָ֔הּ הִנָּ֕ם הֲמ֥וֹן יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֲשֶׁר־ תָּ֑מּוּ וְנִשְׁלְחָ֖ה וְנִרְאֶֽה

וַיַּעַן֩  And  answered 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: לְעַנּׄות 
Sense: to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout.
אֶחָ֨ד  one 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
מֵעֲבָדָ֜יו  of  his  servants 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר  and  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
וְיִקְחוּ־  and  let  several  [men]  take 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
נָ֞א  please 
Parse: Interjection
Root: נָא  
Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה  five 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: חָמֵשׁ  
Sense: five.
הַסּוּסִים֮  the  horses 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: סוּס 
Sense: swallow, swift.
הַֽנִּשְׁאָרִים֮  remaining 
Parse: Article, Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: שָׁאַר  
Sense: to remain, be left over, be left behind.
נִשְׁאֲרוּ־  are  left 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: שָׁאַר  
Sense: to remain, be left over, be left behind.
בָהּ֒  in  city 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
הִנָּ֗ם  Look  they  [may  either  become] 
Parse: Interjection, third person masculine plural
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
כְּכָל־  like  all 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
[ההמון]  - 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular construct
(הֲמ֤וֹן)  the  multitude  of 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: הָמֹון 
Sense: (Qal) murmur, roar, crowd, abundance, tumult, sound.
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
בָ֔הּ  in  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
הִנָּ֕ם  or  indeed  [I  say]  they  [may  become] 
Parse: Interjection, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵן  
Sense: behold, lo, though hypothetical part.
הֲמ֥וֹן  the  multitude 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: הָמֹון 
Sense: (Qal) murmur, roar, crowd, abundance, tumult, sound.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל  of  the  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
אֲשֶׁר־  left  from  those  who 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
תָּ֑מּוּ  are  consumed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: תָּמַם  
Sense: to be complete, be finished, be at an end.
וְנִשְׁלְחָ֖ה  so  let  us  send  them 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative, first person common plural
Root: שָׁלַח  
Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
וְנִרְאֶֽה  and  see 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual, first person common plural
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.

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