Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed, they besieged the city so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver. Young's Literal Translation 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. King James Bible 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. Hebrew So there wasוַיְהִ֨י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a great גָּדוֹל֙ (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent famine רָעָ֤ב (rā·‘āḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7458: Famine, hunger in Samaria. בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן (bə·šō·mə·rō·wn) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8111: Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel Indeed, וְהִנֵּ֖ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! they besieged צָרִ֣ים (ṣā·rîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 6696: To confine, bind, besiege [the city] עָלֶ֑יהָ (‘ā·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against so long that עַ֣ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while a donkey’s חֲמוֹר֙ (ḥă·mō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2543: A male ass head רֹאשׁ־ (rōš-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7218: The head sold הֱי֤וֹת (hĕ·yō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be for eighty [shekels] בִּשְׁמֹנִ֣ים (biš·mō·nîm) Preposition-b | Number - common plural Strong's 8084: Eighty, eightieth of silver, כֶּ֔סֶף (ke·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money and a quarter וְרֹ֛בַע (wə·rō·ḇa‘) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7255: Fourth part cab הַקַּ֥ב (haq·qaḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6894: A hollow, vessel, a, measure of dove’s dung דִּבְיוֹנִ֖ים (diḇ·yō·w·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2755: Excrements of doves, a vegetable sold for five [shekels] בַּחֲמִשָּׁה־ (ba·ḥă·miš·šāh-) Preposition-b, Article | Number - masculine singular Strong's 2568: Five of silver. כָֽסֶף׃ (ḵā·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money |