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2 Kings 7:2

NETBible	An officer who was the king’s right-hand man¹ responded to the prophet,² “Look, even if the Lord made it rain by opening holes in the sky, could this happen so soon?”³ Elisha⁴ said, “Look, you will see it happen with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of the food!”⁵
NIV © biblegateway 2Ki 7:2	The officer on whose arm the king was leaning said to the man of God, "Look, even if the LORD should open the floodgates of the heavens, could this happen?" "You will see it with your own eyes," answered Elisha, "but you will not eat any of it!"
NASB © biblegateway 2Ki 7:2	The royal officer on whose hand the king was leaning answered the man of God and said, "Behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, could this thing be?" Then he said, "Behold, you will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat of it."
NLT © biblegateway 2Ki 7:2	The officer assisting the king said to the man of God, "That couldn’t happen even if the LORD opened the windows of heaven!" But Elisha replied, "You will see it happen, but you won’t be able to eat any of it!"
MSG © biblegateway 2Ki 7:2	The attendant on whom the king leaned for support said to the Holy Man, "You expect us to believe that? Trapdoors opening in the sky and food tumbling out?" "You'll watch it with your own eyes," he said, "but [you] will not eat so much as a mouthful!"
BBE © SABDAweb 2Ki 7:2	Then the captain whose arm was supporting the king said to the man of God, Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, would such a thing be possible? And he said, Your eyes will see it, but you will not have a taste of the food.
NRSV © bibleoremus 2Ki 7:2	Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned said to the man of God, "Even if the LORD were to make windows in the sky, could such a thing happen?" But he said, "You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat from it."
NKJV © biblegateway 2Ki 7:2	So an officer on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God and said, "Look, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, could this thing be?" And he said, "In fact, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat of it."
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KJV	Then a lord <07991> on whose hand <03027> the king <04428> leaned <08172> (8737) answered <06030> (8799) the man <0376> of God <0430>_, and said <0559> (8799)_, Behold, [if] the LORD <03068> would make <06213> (8802) windows <0699> in heaven <08064>_, might this thing <01697> be? And he said <0559> (8799)_, Behold, thou shalt see <07200> (8802) [it] with thine eyes <05869>_, but shalt not eat <0398> (8799) thereof. {a lord...: Heb. a lord which belonged to the king leaning upon his hand}
NASB © biblegateway 2Ki 7:2	The royal <04428> officer <07991> on whose <0834> hand <03027> the king <04428> was leaning <08172> answered <06030> the man <0376> of God <0430> and said <0559> , "Behold <02009> , if the LORD <03068> should make <06213> windows <0699> in heaven <08064> , could this <02088> thing <01697> be?" Then he said <0559> , "Behold <02009> , you will see <07200> it with your own eyes <05869> , but you will not eat <0398> of it."
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ apekriyh {V-API-3S} o <3588> T-NSM tristathv {N-NSM} ef <1909> PREP on <3739> R-ASM o <3588> T-NSM basileuv <935> N-NSM epanepaueto {V-IMI-3S} epi <1909> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF ceira <5495> N-ASF autou <846> D-GSM tw <3588> T-DSM elisaie {N-PRI} kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} idou <2400> INJ poihsei <4160> V-FAI-3S kuriov <2962> N-NSM katarraktav {N-APM} en <1722> PREP ouranw <3772> N-DSM mh <3165> ADV estai <1510> V-FMI-3S to <3588> T-ASN rhma <4487> N-ASN touto <3778> D-ASN kai <2532> CONJ elisaie {N-PRI} eipen {V-AAI-3S} idou <2400> INJ su <4771> P-NS oqh <3708> V-FMI-2S toiv <3588> T-DPM ofyalmoiv <3788> N-DPM sou <4771> P-GS kai <2532> CONJ ekeiyen <1564> ADV ou <3364> ADV fagh <2068> V-AAS-3S
NET [draft] ITL	An officer <07991> who <0834> was the king’s <04428> right-hand <03027> <08172> man responded <06030> to the prophet <0430> <0376> , “Look <02009> , even if the Lord <03068> made <06213> it rain by opening holes <0699> in the sky <08064> , could this <02088> happen <01697> so <01961> soon?” Elisha said <0559> , “Look <02005> , you will see <07200> it happen with your own eyes <05869> , but you will not <03808> eat <0398> any of <08033> the food!”
HEBREW	o lkat <0398> al <03808> Msmw <08033> Kynyeb <05869> har <07200> hknh <02005> rmayw <0559> hzh <02088> rbdh <01697> hyhyh <01961> Mymsb <08064> twbra <0699> hve <06213> hwhy <03068> hnh <02009> rmayw <0559> Myhlah <0430> sya <0376> ta <0853> wdy <03027> le <05921> Nesn <08172> Klml <04428> rsa <0834> sylsh <07991> Neyw (7:2) <06030>

NETBible

An officer who was the king’s right-hand man¹ responded to the prophet,² “Look, even if the Lord made it rain by opening holes in the sky, could this happen so soon?”³ Elisha⁴ said, “Look, you will see it happen with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of the food!”⁵

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “the officer on whose hand the king leans.”

²tn Heb “man of God.”

³tn Heb “the Lord was making holes in the sky, could this thing be?” Opening holes in the sky would allow the waters stored up there to pour to the earth and assure a good crop. But, the officer argues, even if this were to happen, it would take a long time to grow and harvest the crop.

⁴tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵tn Heb “you will not eat from there.”