New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 4:38-41

38When Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֞עve.'e.li.Sha'H477returnedשָׁ֤בshavH7725toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֙לָה֙ha.gil.Ga.lahH1537, there wasa famineוְהָרָעָ֣בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776. Asthe sonsוּבְנֵי֙u.ve.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030were sittingיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him, he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantלְנַעֲר֗וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288, “Putשְׁפֹת֙she.FotH8239on the largeהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419potהַסִּ֣ירha.SirH5518and boilוּבַשֵּׁ֥לu.va.ShelH1310stewנָזִ֖ידna.ZidH5138for the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.”

39Then oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259wentוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֮ha.sa.DehH7704to gatherלְלַקֵּ֣טle.la.KetH3950herbsאֹרֹת֒'o.RotH219,and foundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672a wildשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704vineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612and gatheredוַיְלַקֵּ֥טvay.la.KetH3950from it his lapבִגְד֑וֹvig.DoH899fullמְלֹ֣אme.Lo'H4393of wildשָׂדֶ֖הsa.DehH7704gourdsפַּקֻּעֹ֥תpa.ku.'OtH6498,and cameוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935and slicedוַיְפַלַּ֛חvay.fa.LachH6398them into the potסִ֥ירsirH5518of stewהַנָּזִ֖ידha.na.ZidH5138,for they did not knowיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045what they were.

40So they pouredוַיִּֽצְק֥וּvai.yitz.KuH3332itout for the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to eatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398.And as they were eatingכְּאָכְלָ֨םke.'a.khe.LamH398of the stewמֵהַנָּזִ֜ידme.ha.na.ZidH5138,they criedצָעָ֗קוּtza.'A.kuH6817out and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “O manH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, there isdeathמָ֤וֶתMa.vetH4194in the potבַּסִּיר֙ba.SirH5518.”And they were unableוְלֹ֥א יָכְל֖וּve.Lo' ya.khe.LuH3808 H3201to eatלֶאֱכֹֽל׃le.'e.KholH398.

41But he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Now bringוּקְחוּ־u.ke.chu-H3947mealקֶ֔מַחKe.machH7058.”He threwוַיַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993it into the potהַסִּ֑ירha.SirH5518and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Pourצַ֤קtzakH3332itout for the peopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971that they may eatוְיֹאכֵ֔לוּve.yo.Khe.luH398.”Then there was noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808harmדָּבָ֥ר רָ֖עda.Var ra'H1697 H7451in the potבַּסִּֽיר׃ סba.SirH5518.

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