2 Kings 6:25 Hebrew Word Analysis

0וַיְהִ֨יh1961
1famineרָעָ֤בh7458
2And there was a greatגָּדוֹל֙h1419
3in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןh8111
4וְהִנֵּ֖הh2009
5and behold they besiegedצָרִ֣יםh6696
6עָלֶ֑יהָh5921
7עַ֣דh5704
8הֱי֤וֹתh1961
9headרֹאשׁh7218
10it until an ass'sחֲמוֹר֙h2543
11was sold for fourscoreבִּשְׁמֹנִ֣יםh8084
17pieces of silverכָֽסֶף׃h3701
13and the fourth partוְרֹ֛בַעh7255
14of a cabהַקַּ֥בh6894
15חִרייוֹנִ֖יםh2755
16for fiveבַּֽחֲמִשָּׁהh2568
17pieces of silverכָֽסֶף׃h3701

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore `pieces' of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five `pieces' of silver.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And they became very short of food in Samaria; for they kept it shut in till the price of an ass's head was eighty shekels of silver, and a small measure of doves' droppings was five shekels of silver.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And there was a great famine in Samaria; and behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was worth eighty silver-pieces, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung five silver-pieces.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And there was a great famine in Samaria: and behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for eighty pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.

World English Bible (WEB)

There was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until a donkey's head was sold for eighty [pieces] of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five [pieces] of silver.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and there is a great famine in Samaria, and lo, they are laying siege to it, till the head of an ass is at eighty silverlings, and a forth of the cab of dovesdung at five silverlings.