2 Kings 3:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He said,וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Thusכֹּ֖ה
(koh)
3541: thus, herea prim. adverb
saysאָמַ֣ר
(a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
the LORD,יְהוָ֑ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
'Makeעָשֹׂ֛ה
(a·soh)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
thisהַזֶּ֖ה
(haz·zeh)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
valleyהַנַּ֥חַל
(han·na·chal)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation
fullגֵּבִ֥ים
(ge·vim)
1356a: a pit, trench, ditchfrom gub
of trenches.'גֵּבִֽים׃
(ge·vim.)
1356a: a pit, trench, ditchfrom gub


















KJV Lexicon
And he 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.
Make
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
this valley
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a 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.
full of ditches
geb  (gabe)
a log (as cut out); also well or cistern (as dug) -- beam, ditch, pit.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He said, "Thus says the LORD, 'Make this valley full of trenches.'

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he said, "This is what the LORD says: 'Dig ditch after ditch in this wadi.'

International Standard Version
so he said, "This is what the LORD says: 'Fill this valley with trench after trench!'

NET Bible
and he said, "This is what the LORD says, 'Make many cisterns in this valley,'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He said, "This is what the LORD says: Make this valley full of ditches.

King James 2000 Bible
And he said, Thus says the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.
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