2 Mga Hari 3:4
Si Mesa nga na hari sa Moab ay may mga tupa; at siya'y nagbubuwis sa hari sa Israel ng balahibo ng isang daang libong kordero at ng isang daang libong lalaking tupa.This verse in the real world
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When
In what words
- מֵישַׁעMêyshaʻMesha, a Moabite
- נֹקֵדnôqêda spotter (of sheep or cattle), i.e. the owner or tender (who thus marks them)
- כַּרkara ram (as full-grown and fat), including a battering-ram (as butting); hence, a meadow (as
- צֶמֶרtsemerwool
- מוֹאָבMôwʼâbMoab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
- אַיִלʼayilproperly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram
- אֶלֶףʼelephhence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a
- מֵאָהmêʼâha hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
+3 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
What's left of it
- The Mesha Stele (the Moabite Stone)Named outside the BibleIsrael's king Omri, his dynasty, his rule over Moab, and the name of Israel's God all appear in a hostile neighbour's monument written within living memory of the events.
Cross-references
Gen 26:13–14, 2Sa 8:2, Isa 16:1–2, Job 42:12, Gen 13:2, 1Ch 18:2, 2Ch 26:10, Job 1:3