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2 Kings 3:16

And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.

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וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…כֹּ֖הkoalsoכֹּהadverb — “also”H3541properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) nowalso, here, + hitherto, like, on the other side, so (and much), such, on that manner, (on) this (manner, side, way, way and that way), + mean while, yonder.אָמַ֣רamarsayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a completed actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).עָשֹׂ֛הasodoעָשָׂהverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “do”, the verb used for emphasisH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…הַנַּ֥חַלhanachalthe brookנַחַלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the brook”, the ordinary formH5158a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)brook, flood, river, stream, valley.הַזֶּ֖הhazehthe the one...the otherזֶהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…גֵּבִ֥יםgevimbeamגֵּבnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “beam”, the ordinary formH1356a log (as cut out); also well or cistern (as dug)beam, ditch, pit.גֵּבִֽיםgevimbeamגֵּבnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “beam”, the ordinary formH1356a log (as cut out); also well or cistern (as dug)beam, ditch, pit.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he said: 'Thus saith the LORD: Make this valley full of trenches.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, Thus saith Jehovah, Make this valley full of trenches.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he saith, 'Thus said Jehovah, Make this valley ditches — ditches;

World English Bible

He said, “Yahweh says, ‘Make this valley full of trenches.’

Darby Translation

And he said, Thus saith Jehovah: Make this valley full of ditches.

Douay-Rheims

Thus saith the Lord: Make the channel of this torrent full of ditches.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he said: 'Thus saith the LORD: Make this valley full of trenches.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of trenches.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ εἶπε, τάδε λέγει Κύριος, ποιήσατε τὸν χειμάῤῥουν τοῦτον βοθύνους βοθύνους,