2 Kings 3:4

New English Translation

⁴Now King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder.^[a] He would send as tribute^[b] to the king of Israel 100,000 male lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams.

2 Kings 3:4 tn For a discussion of the meaning of term נֹקֵד (noqed) as “sheep breeder,” see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 43.
2 Kings 3:4 tn The vav + perfect here indicates customary action contemporary with the situation described in the preceding main clause. See IBHS 533-34 §32.2.3e.

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