2 Kings 3:22
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They rose earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ
(vai·yash·ki·mu)
7925: to start or rise earlya prim. root
in the morning,בַבֹּ֔קֶר
(vab·bo·ker,)
1242: morn- ingfrom baqar
and the sunוְהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ
(ve·ha·she·mesh)
8121: sunfrom an unused word
shoneזָרְחָ֣ה
(za·re·chah)
2224: to rise, come fortha prim. root
on the water,הַמָּ֑יִם
(ham·ma·yim;)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
and the Moabitesמֹואָ֥ב
(mo·v·'av)
4124: a son of Lot,also his desc. and the territory where they settledfrom a prefixed syllable and ab
sawוַיִּרְא֨וּ
(vai·yir·'u)
7200: to seea prim. root
the waterהַמַּ֖יִם
(ham·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
opposite 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
[them] as redאֲדֻמִּ֥ים
(a·dum·mim)
122: redfrom the same as adom
as blood.כַּדָּֽם׃
(kad·dam.)
1818: blooda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And they rose up early
shakam  (shaw-kam')
to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning -- (arise, be up, get (oneself) up, rise up) early (betimes), morning.
in the morning
boqer  (bo'-ker)
dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning -- (+) day, early, morning, morrow.
and the sun
shemesh  (sheh'-mesh)
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement -- + east side(-ward), sun (rising), + west(-ward), window.
shone
zarach  (zaw-rakh')
to irradiate (or shoot forth beams), i.e. to rise (as the sun); specifically, to appear (as a symptom of leprosy) -- arise, rise (up), as soon as it is up.
upon the water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
and the Moabites
Mow'ab  (mo-awb)
from (her (the mother's) father; Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants -- Moab.
saw
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
the water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
on the other side
neged  (neh'-ghed)
a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before -- about, (over) against, aloof, far (off), from, over, presence, other side, sight, to view.
as red
'adom  (aw-dome')
rosy -- red, ruddy.
as blood
dam  (dawm)
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They rose early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood.

King James Bible
And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and the Moabites saw that the water across from them was red like blood."

International Standard Version
As the Moabites arose early that morning, the sun cast its rays on the water, and to the Moabites, the water across from them appeared to be red like blood.

NET Bible
When they got up early the next morning, the sun was shining on the water. To the Moabites, who were some distance away, the water looked red like blood.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When the Moabites got up early in the morning as the sun was rising over the water, they saw the water from a distance. It was as red as blood.

King James 2000 Bible
And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:
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