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2 Kings 3:4
New English Translation
2 Kings 3:4
New English Translation
4 Now 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.
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- 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.
2 Kings 3:4
New International Version
2 Kings 3:4
New International Version
4 Now Mesha king of Moab(A) raised sheep, and he had to pay the king of Israel a tribute of a hundred thousand lambs(B) and the wool of a hundred thousand rams.
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