KJV King James Version
And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, [if] the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
2 Kings 7:19
And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, [if] the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And the officer had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” So Elisha had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!”
WEB World English Bible
and that captain answered the man of God, and said, “Now, behold, if Yahweh should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be?” and he said, “Behold, you shall see it with your eyes, but shall not eat of it.”
ASV American Standard Version
and that captain answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? and he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the captain answereth the man of God, and saith, ‘And lo, Jehovah is making windows in the heavens—it is according to this word?’ and he saith, ‘Lo, thou art seeing with thine eyes, and thereof thou dost not eat;’
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 7
16 And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was [sold] for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.
17 And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.
18 And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:
19 And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, [if] the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
20 And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיַּ֨עַןH6030 · unto dwellהַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁH7991 · sha.lishthirdאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanהָאֱלֹהִים֮H430 · e.lo.himGodוַיֹּאמַר֒H559 · a.marto sayוְהִנֵּ֣הH2009 · hin.nehbeholdיְהוָ֗הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDעֹשֶׂ֤הH6213 · a.sahto make: doאֲרֻבּוֹת֙H699 · a.rub.bahwindowבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםH8064 · sha.ma.yimheavenהֲיִהְיֶ֖הH1961 · ha.yahto beכַּדָּבָ֣רH1697 · da.varwordהַזֶּ֑הH2088 · zehthisוַיֹּ֗אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayהִנְּךָ֤H2005 · henlook!רֹאֶה֙H7200 · ra.ahto see: seeבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָH5869 · a.yineyeוּמִשָּׁ֖םH8033 · shamthereלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotתֹאכֵֽל׃H398 · a.khalto eat
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