2 Kings 2:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He wentוַיֵּצֵא֙
(vai·ye·tze)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out to the springמֹוצָ֣א
(mo·v·tza)
4161: a place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, springfrom yatsa
of waterהַמַּ֔יִם
(ham·ma·yim,)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
and threwוַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־
(vai·yash·lech-)
7993: to throw, fling, casta prim. root
saltמֶ֑לַח
(me·lach;)
4417: saltof uncertain derivation
in it and said,וַיֹּ֜אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Thusכֹּֽה־
(koh-)
3541: thus, herea prim. adverb
saysאָמַ֣ר
(a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
the LORD,יְהוָ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
I have purifiedרִפִּ֙אתִי֙
(rip·pi·ti)
7495: to heala prim. root
theseהָאֵ֔לֶּה
(ha·'el·leh,)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
waters;לַמַּ֣יִם
(lam·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
there shall not be from thereשָׁ֖ם
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
deathמָ֥וֶת
(ma·vet)
4194: deathfrom muth
or unfruitfulnessוּמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃
(u·me·shak·ka·let.)
7921: to be bereaveda prim. root
any longer.'"עֹ֖וד
(o·vd)
5750: a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, besidefrom ud


















KJV Lexicon
And he went forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
unto the spring
mowtsa'  (mo-tsaw')
brought out, bud, that which came out, east, going forth, goings out, that which (thing that) is gone out, outgoing, proceeded out, spring, vein, (water-)course (springs).
of the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
and cast
shalak  (shaw-lak)
to throw out, down or away -- adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.
the salt
melach  (meh'-lakh)
powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved -- salt(-pit).
in there and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Thus saith
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
I have healed
rapha'  (raw-faw')
to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure -- cure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, thoroughly, make whole.
these waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
there shall not be from thence any more death
maveth  (maw'-veth)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
or barren
shakol  (shaw-kole')
to miscarry, i.e. suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave
land
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He went out to the spring of water and threw salt in it and said, "Thus says the LORD, 'I have purified these waters; there shall not be from there death or unfruitfulness any longer.'"

King James Bible
And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Elisha went out to the spring of water, threw salt in it, and said, "This is what the LORD says: 'I have healed this water. No longer will death or unfruitfulness result from it.'"

International Standard Version
Elisha went out to the springs, threw the salt into them, and declared, "This is what the LORD says: 'I have purified these waters. Neither death nor barrenness is to flow from them anymore.'"

NET Bible
He went out to the spring and threw the salt in. Then he said, "This is what the LORD says, 'I have purified this water. It will no longer cause death or fail to produce crops."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He went to the spring and threw the salt into it. Then he said, "This is what the LORD says: I have purified this water. No more deaths or crop failures will come from this water."

King James 2000 Bible
And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus says the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from there any more death or barren land.
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