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.Ko e veesi ni 'i he māmani mo'oni
'I he ngaahi lea fē
- 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
Ko e ngaahi lea faka-Hepelū mo e faka-Kalisi 'oku tu'u 'i he tu'a 'o e veesi ni. 'E ha'u 'a e fakahoa lea-ki-he-lea mo e liliu lea-ki-he-lea.
Ko e me'a 'oku kei toe
- The Jehoiachin ration tabletsLave'i 'i tu'a mei he Tohi TapuThe 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.