2Ki 3:4 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 4. Was a sheepmaster ] The original is naked , of which the Septuagint could make nothing, and therefore retained the Hebrew word νωκηδ: but the Chaldee has marey githey , "a sheepmaster;" Aquila has ποιμνιοτροφος; and Symmachus , τρεφων βοσκηματα; all to the same sense. The original signifies one who marks or brands , probably from the marking of sheep. He fed many sheep, &c., and had them all marked in a particular way, in order to ascertain his property. A hundred thousand lambs ] The Chaldee and Arabic have a hundred thousand fat oxen .

‏ 2 Kings 3:4

Verse 4. Was a sheepmaster] The original is naked, of which the Septuagint could make nothing, and therefore retained the Hebrew word νωκηδ: but the Chaldee has marey githey, "a sheepmaster;" Aquila has ποιμνιοτροφος; and Symmachus, τρεφων βοσκηματα; all to the same sense. The original signifies one who marks or brands, probably from the marking of sheep. He fed many sheep, &c., and had them all marked in a particular way, in order to ascertain his property.

A hundred thousand lambs] The Chaldee and Arabic have a hundred thousand fat oxen.