Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And he arose in the night, and said to his servants: I tell you what the Syrians have done to us: They know that we suffer great famine, and therefore they are gone out of the camp, and lie hid in the fields, saying: When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and then we may get into the city. Context The Siege Lifted…11Then the guards of the gate went, and told it within in the king's palace. 12And he arose in the night, and said to his servants: I tell you what the Syrians have done to us: They know that we suffer great famine, and therefore they are gone out of the camp, and lie hid in the fields, saying: When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and then we may get into the city.13And one of his servants answered: Let us take the five horses that are remaining in the city (because there are no more in the whole multitude of Israel, for the rest are consumed), and let us send and see.… Cross References Joshua 8:4 And commanded them, saying: Lay an ambush behind the city: and go not very far from it: and be ye all ready. 2 Kings 6:25 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and so long did the siege continue, till the head of an ass was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cabe of pigeons' dung, for five pieces of silver. 2 Kings 7:11 Then the guards of the gate went, and told it within in the king's palace. 2 Kings 7:13 And one of his servants answered: Let us take the five horses that are remaining in the city (because there are no more in the whole multitude of Israel, for the rest are consumed), and let us send and see. Lexicon So the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king got up וַיָּ֨קָם (way·yā·qām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6965: To arise, stand up, stand in the night לַ֗יְלָה (lay·lāh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3915: A twist, night, adversity and said וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to his servants, עֲבָדָ֔יו (‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant “Let me tell אַגִּֽידָה־ (’ag·gî·ḏāh-) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 5046: To be conspicuous you לָכֶ֔ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew what אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the Arameans אֲרָ֑ם (’ă·rām) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 758: Aram -- Syria have done to us. עָ֥שׂוּ (‘ā·śū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make They know יָדְע֞וּ (yā·ḏə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know we אֲנַ֗חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 587: We are starving, רְעֵבִ֣ים (rə·‘ê·ḇîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7457: Hungry so they have left וַיֵּצְא֤וּ (way·yê·ṣə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim the camp הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ (ham·ma·ḥă·neh) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's Hebrew 4264: An encampment, an army to hide לְהֵחָבֵ֤ה (lə·hê·ḥā·ḇêh) Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 2247: To withdraw, hide in the field, בַשָּׂדֶה֙ (ḇaś·śā·ḏeh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7704: Field, land thinking, לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say ‘When כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction they come out יֵצְא֤וּ (yê·ṣə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim of מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of the city, הָעִיר֙ (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement we will take them וְנִתְפְּשֵׂ֣ם (wə·niṯ·pə·śêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common plural | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8610: To manipulate, seize, chiefly to capture, wield, to overlay, to use unwarrantably alive חַיִּ֔ים (ḥay·yîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life and enter נָבֹֽא׃ (nā·ḇō) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go the city.’” הָעִ֖יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement Additional Translations So the king got up in the night and said to his servants, “Let me tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know we are starving, so they have left the camp to hide in the field, thinking, ‘When they come out of the city, we will take them alive and enter the city.’”And the king arose in the night, and said to his servants, I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city. And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and get into the city. And the king rose up by night, and said to his servants, I will now tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They knew that we are hungry; and they have gone forth from the camp and hidden themselves in the field, saying, They will come out of the city, and we shall catch them alive, and go into the city. And the king rose up in the night and said to his servants, Let me tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry, and they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city. And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and get into the city. And the king arose in the night, and said to his servants, I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore they have gone out of the camp, to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and get into the city. The king arose in the night, and said to his servants, "I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry. Therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, 'When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and get into the city.'" And the king riseth by night, and saith unto his servants, 'Let me declare, I pray you, to you that which the Aramaeans have done to us; they have known that we are famished, and they are gone out from the camp to be hidden in the field, saying, When they come out from the city, then we catch them alive, and unto the city we enter.' 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