2 Reyes 25:30

In what words

• אֲרֻחָהʼăruchâha ration of food
• תָּמִידtâmîydproperly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective
• חַיchayalive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially i
• דָּבָרdâbâra word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
• יוֹםyôwma day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to
• נָתַןnâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
• מֶלֶךְmeleka king

The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.

What's left of it

• The Jehoiachin ration tabletsNamed outside the BibleThe exiled king of Judah, and even his sons, appear in Babylon's own ration lists — exactly the situation 2 Kings describes when it says he ate at the king's table.

Cross-references

Luk 11:3, Mat 6:11, Neh 11:23, Neh 12:47, Dan 1:5, Gen 48:15–16, Act 6:1