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2 Kings 3:4

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.

KJV

Porro Mesa rex Moab nutriebat pecora multa, et solvebat regi Israël centum millia agnorum, et centum millia arietum cum velleribus suis.

Vulgate

Καὶ Μωσὰ βασιλεὺς Μωὰβ ἦν νωκήθ, καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν τῷ βασιλεῖ Ἰσραὴλ ἐν τῇ ἐπαναστάσει ἑκατὸν χιλιάδας ἀρνῶν καὶ ἑκατὸν χιλιάδας κριῶν ἐπιπόκων.

LXX

Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-master; and he rendered unto the king of Israel the wool of a hundred thousand lambs, and of a hundred thousand rams.

ASV

וּ/מֵישַׁ֥ע מֶֽלֶךְ מוֹאָ֖ב הָיָ֣ה נֹקֵ֑ד וְ/הֵשִׁ֤יב לְ/מֶֽלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאָה אֶ֣לֶף כָּרִ֔ים וּ/מֵ֥אָה אֶ֖לֶף אֵילִ֥ים צָֽמֶר

Hebrew

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In this verse

Places Moab

In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֖לֶף
'lp
adjective · 500×
ו
v
noun · 195×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
כָּרִים֙
krym
noun · 15×
מֵא֖וֹת
m'vt
adjective · 581×
מֵישַׁ֥ע
mysh'
proper_noun · 1×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מוֹאָ֔ב
mv'b
proper_noun · 180×
נֹקֵ֑ד
nqd
noun · 2×
צֶ֥מֶר
tsmr
noun · 16×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Chr 17:11 — Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats
  • 2Sam 8:2 — And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became Dav
  • Gen 26:13 — And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
  • Isa 16:1 — Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.
  • Job 1:3 — His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all