New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 4:42-44

42Now a manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376cameבָּ֜אba'H935from Baal-shalishahH1190,and broughtוַיָּבֵא֩vai.ya.Ve'H935the manלְאִ֨ישׁle.'IshH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899of the firstH1061fruitsH1061,twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים־'es.rim-H6242loavesלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֔יםse.'o.RimH8184and freshH3759earsH3759of grainH3759in his sackבְּצִקְלֹנ֑וֹbe.tzik.lo.NoH6861.And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Giveתֵּ֥ןtenH5414themto the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971that they may eatוְיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ve.yo.Khe.luH398.”

43His attendantמְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹme.Sha.re.ToH8334saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָ֚הmahH4100,will I setאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414thisזֶ֔הZehH2088beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440a hundredמֵ֣אָהMe.'ahH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376?”But he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Giveתֵּ֤ןtenH5414themto the peopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971that they may eatוְיֹאכֵ֔לוּve.yo.Khe.luH398,for thusכֹ֥הkhohH3541saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, ‘They shall eatאָכֹ֥ל'a.KholH398and have someleftH3498overH3498.’”

44So he setוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414itbeforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֛םlif.nei.HemH6440them, and they ateוַיֹּאכְל֥וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and had someleftH3498overH3498,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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