2 Kings 25:30
and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him from the king, every day a portion, all the days of his life.This verse in the real world
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.