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2 Kings 4:38-41
38When Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֞עve.'e.li.Sha'H477returnedשָׁ֤בshavH7725to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֙לָה֙ha.gil.Ga.lahH1537,there was a famineוְהָרָעָ֣בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776.As the sonsוּבְנֵי֙u.ve.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030were sittingיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427at his feetלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440,he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his attendantלְנַעֲר֗וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288, “Put onשְׁפֹת֙she.FotH8239the largeהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419potהַסִּ֣ירha.SirH5518and boilוּבַשֵּׁ֥לu.va.ShelH1310some stewנָזִ֖ידna.ZidH5138for the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.”
39Oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259of themwent outוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318toאֶל־'el-H413the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֮ha.sa.DehH7704to gatherלְלַקֵּ֣טle.la.KetH3950herbsאֹרֹת֒'o.RotH219,and he foundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672a wildשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704vineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612fromמִמֶּ֛נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480which he gatheredוַיְלַקֵּ֥טvay.la.KetH3950as many wildשָׂדֶ֖ה מְלֹ֣אsa.Deh me.Lo'H7704H4393gourdsפַּקֻּעֹ֥תpa.ku.'OtH6498as his garmentבִגְד֑וֹvig.DoH899could hold.Then he came backוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935and cut them upוַיְפַלַּ֛חvay.fa.LachH6398intoאֶל־'el-H413the potסִ֥ירsirH5518of stewהַנָּזִ֖ידha.na.ZidH5138,thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588no oneלֹ֥אlo'H3808knewיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045what they were.
40And they poured it outוַיִּֽצְק֥וּvai.yitz.KuH3332for the menלַאֲנָשִׁ֖יםla.'a.na.ShimH582to eatלֶאֱכ֑וֹל וַ֠יְהִיle.'e.Khol Vay.hiH398H1961,but when they tastedכְּאָכְלָ֨םke.'a.khe.LamH398the stewמֵהַנָּזִ֜ידme.ha.na.ZidH5138theyוְהֵ֣מָּהve.He.mahH1992cried outצָעָ֗קוּ וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙tza.'A.ku vai.yo.me.RuH6817H559, “There is deathמָ֤וֶתMa.vetH4194in the potבַּסִּיר֙ba.SirH5518,O manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430!”And they could notוְלֹ֥א יָכְל֖וּve.Lo' ya.khe.LuH3808H3201eatלֶאֱכֹֽל׃le.'e.KholH398it.
41Then Elisha saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Getוּקְחוּ־u.ke.chu-H3947some flourקֶ֔מַחKe.machH7058.”He threwוַיַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993it intoאֶל־'el-H413the potהַסִּ֑ירha.SirH5518and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Pour it outצַ֤קtzakH3332for the peopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971to eatוְיֹאכֵ֔לוּve.yo.Khe.luH398.”And there wasהָיָ֛הha.YahH1961nothingוְלֹ֥א דָּבָ֥רve.Lo' da.VarH3808H1697harmfulרָ֖עra'H7451in the potבַּסִּֽיר׃ סba.SirH5518.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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