2 Kings 3:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now Meshaוּמֵישַׁ֥ע
(u·mei·sha)
4338: "deliverance," king of Moabfrom yasha
kingמֶֽלֶךְ־
(me·lech-)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Moabמֹואָ֖ב
(mo·v·'av)
4124: a son of Lot,also his desc. and the territory where they settledfrom a prefixed syllable and ab
was a sheep breeder,נֹקֵ֑ד
(no·ked;)
5349: sheep raiser, sheep dealer, sheep tenderfrom an unused word
and used to payוְהֵשִׁ֤יב
(ve·he·shiv)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
the kingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־
(le·me·lech-)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
100,000מֵאָה־
(me·'ah-)
3967: hundreda prim. root
lambsכָּרִ֔ים
(ka·rim,)
3733c: a he-lamb, a battering ramfrom karar
and the woolצָֽמֶר׃
(tza·mer.)
6785: woolfrom an unused word
of 100,000וּמֵ֥אָה
(u·me·'ah)
3967: hundreda prim. root
rams.אֵילִ֥ים
(ei·lim)
352a: a ramfrom the same as ulam


















KJV Lexicon
And Mesha
Meysha`  (may-shaw')
safety; Mesha, a Moabite -- Mesha.
king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Moab
Mow'ab  (mo-awb)
from (her (the mother's) father; Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants -- Moab.
was a sheepmaster
noqed  (no-kade')
a spotter (of sheep or cattle), i.e. the owner or tender (who thus marks them) -- herdman, sheepmaster.
and rendered
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
unto the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
an hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
lambs
kar  (kar)
a ram (as full-grown and fat), including a battering-ram (as butting); hence, a meadow (as for sheep); also a pad or camel's saddle (as puffed out)
and an hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
rams
'ayil  (ah'-yil)
mighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.
with the wool
tsemer  (tseh'-mer)
wool -- wool(-len).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and used to pay the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams.

King James Bible
And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder. He used to pay the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams,

International Standard Version
Meanwhile, Moab's king Mesha was a sheep breeder. He used to pay 100,000 lambs and the wool from 100,000 rams to the king of Israel as tribute.

NET Bible
Now King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder. He would send as tribute to the king of Israel 100,000 male lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
King Mesha of Moab raised sheep. [Each year] he had to pay the king of Israel 100,000 male lambs and the wool from 100,000 rams.

King James 2000 Bible
And Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and rendered unto the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs, and a hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
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