2 Kings 3:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
It happenedוַיְהִ֤י
(vay·hi)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
in the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙
(vab·bo·ker)
1242: morn- ingfrom baqar
about the time of offeringכַּעֲלֹ֣ות
(ka·'a·lo·vt)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
the sacrifice,הַמִּנְחָ֔ה
(ham·min·chah,)
4503: a gift, tribute, offeringfrom an unused word
that behold,וְהִנֵּה־
(ve·hin·neh-)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
waterמַ֥יִם
(ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
cameבָּאִ֖ים
(ba·'im)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
by the wayמִדֶּ֣רֶךְ
(mid·de·rech)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
of Edom, 
 
112b: another name for Esau, older son of Isaac, also his desc. and their territoryfrom the same as adom
and the countryהָאָ֖רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
was filledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥א
(vat·tim·ma·le)
4390: to be full, to filla prim. root
with water.הַמָּֽיִם׃
(ham·ma·yim.)
4325: waters, watera prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And it came to pass in the morning
boqer  (bo'-ker)
dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning -- (+) day, early, morning, morrow.
when the meat offering
minchah  (min-khaw')
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary) -- gift, oblation, (meat) offering, present, sacrifice.
was offered
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
that behold there came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
by the way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
of Edom
'Edom  (ed-ome')
red (see Gen. 25:25); Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him -- Edom, Edomites, Idumea.
and the country
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
was filled
male'  (maw-lay')
a primitive root, to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
with water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
It happened in the morning about the time of offering the sacrifice, that behold, water came by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.

King James Bible
And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
About the time for the grain offering the next morning, water suddenly came from the direction of Edom and filled the land.

International Standard Version
The very next day, about the time of the morning offering, water suddenly appeared, coming from the direction of Edom, and the land overflowed with water!

NET Bible
Sure enough, the next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water came flowing down from Edom and filled the land.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
That is what happened in the morning. At the time of the grain offering, water flowed from Edom and filled the countryside.

King James 2000 Bible
And it came to pass in the morning, when the grain offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
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