2 Kings 7:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They tookוַיִּקְח֕וּ
(vai·yik·chu)
3947: to takea prim. root
therefore twoשְׁנֵ֖י
(she·nei)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
chariotsרֶ֣כֶב
(re·chev)
7393: chariotry, chariot, millstonefrom rakab
with horses,סוּסִ֑ים
(su·sim;)
5483b: a horseprobably of foreign origin
and the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
(ham·me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח
(vai·yish·lach)
7971: to senda prim. root
afterאַחֲרֵ֧י
(a·cha·rei)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
the armyמַחֲנֵֽה־
(ma·cha·neh-)
4264: an encampment, campfrom chanah
of the Arameans,אֲרָ֛ם
(a·ram)
758: Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and an Isr.of uncertain derivation
saying,לֵאמֹ֖ר
(le·mor)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Goלְכ֥וּ
(le·chu)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
and see."וּרְאֽוּ׃
(u·re·'u.)
7200: to seea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
They took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
therefore two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
chariot
rekeb  (reh'-keb)
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone -- chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.
horses
cuwc  (soos)
from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight) -- crane, horse(-back, -hoof).
and the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
sent
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
the host
machaneh  (makh-an-eh')
an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)
of the Syrians
'Aram  (arawm')
the highland; Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite -- Aram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians.
saying
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Go
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
and see
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They took therefore two chariots with horses, and the king sent after the army of the Arameans, saying, "Go and see."

King James Bible
They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The messengers took two chariots with horses, and the king sent them after the Aramean army, saying, "Go and see."

International Standard Version
So they took two chariots and horses, and the king sent them out after the Aramean army with the orders, "Go and look!"

NET Bible
So they picked two horsemen and the king sent them out to track the Syrian army. He ordered them, "Go and find out what's going on."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So they took two chariots with horses, and the king sent them to follow the Aramean army and told them to find out what happened.

King James 2000 Bible
They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the army of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
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