2 Kings 6:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So he prepared 
 
3738b: to give a feasta prim. root
a greatגְדֹולָ֗ה
(ge·do·v·lah)
1419: greatfrom gadal
feastכֵּרָ֣ה
(ke·rah)
3740: a feastfrom karah
for them; and when they had eatenוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙
(vai·yo·che·lu)
398: to eata prim. root
and drunkוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּ
(vai·yish·tu,)
8354: to drinka prim. root
he sent them away,וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֔ם
(vay·shal·le·chem,)
7971: to senda prim. root
and they wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּ
(vai·ye·le·chu)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
to their master.אֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֑ם
(a·do·nei·hem;)
113: lordfrom an unused word
And the marauding bandsגְּדוּדֵ֣י
(ge·du·dei)
1416: a band, troopfrom gadad
of Arameansאֲרָ֔ם
(a·ram,)
758: Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and an Isr.of uncertain derivation
didיָ֤סְפוּ
(ya·se·fu)
3254: to adda prim. root
not comeלָבֹ֖וא
(la·vo·v)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
againעֹוד֙
(o·vd)
5750: a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, besidefrom ud
into the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץ
(be·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(yis·ra·'el.)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el


















KJV Lexicon
And he prepared
karah  (kaw-raw')
to purchase -- buy, prepare.
great
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
provision
kerah  (kay-raw')
a purchase -- provision.
for them and when they had eaten
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
and drunk
shathah  (shaw-thaw')
to imbibe -- assuredly, banquet, certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (-ard), surely.
he sent them away
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
and they went
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
to their master
'adown  (aw-done')
from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine) -- lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with Adoni-.
So the bands
gduwd  (ghed-ood')
a crowd (especially of soldiers) -- army, band (of men), company, troop (of robbers).
of Syria
'Aram  (arawm')
the highland; Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite -- Aram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians.
came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
no more
yacaph  (yaw-saf')
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
into the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So he prepared a great feast for them; and when they had eaten and drunk he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the marauding bands of Arameans did not come again into the land of Israel.

King James Bible
And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So he prepared a great feast for them. When they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. The Aramean raiders did not come into Israel's land again.

International Standard Version
So he prepared a large festival for them, and when they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them back to their master, and marauding gangs of Arameans never came into the territory of Israel again.

NET Bible
So he threw a big banquet for them and they ate and drank. Then he sent them back to their master. After that no Syrian raiding parties again invaded the land of Israel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So the king prepared a great feast for them. They ate and drank, and then he sent them back to their master. After this, Aramean troops didn't raid Israel's territory anymore.

King James 2000 Bible
And he prepared a great feast for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
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