New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 4:1-7
1Now a womanוְאִשָּׁ֣הve.'i.ShahH802of the wivesמִנְּשֵׁ֣יmi.ne.SheiH802ofthe sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of the prophetsהַ֠נְּבִיאִיםHa.ne.vi.'imH5030criedH6817outH6817to Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֜ע'e.li.Sha'H477,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650my husbandאִישִׁי֙'i.ShiH376is deadמֵ֔תMetH4191,and you knowיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045that your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650fearedH3372the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; andthe creditorוְהַ֨נֹּשֶׁ֔הve.Ha.no.ShehH5383has comeבָּ֗אBa'H935to takeלָקַ֜חַתla.Ka.chatH3947my twoשְׁנֵ֧יshe.NeiH8147childrenיְלָדַ֛יye.la.DaiH3206to be his slavesלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650.”
2So Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100shall I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213for you? Tellהַגִּ֣ידִיha.Gi.diH5046me, whatמַה־mah-H4100do you haveיֶּשׁ־yesh-H3426in the houseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004?”And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Your servantלְשִׁפְחָתְךָ֥le.shif.cha.te.KhaH8198hasH369nothingכֹל֙kholH369H3605in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004exceptכִּ֖י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518a jarאָס֥וּךְ'a.SukhH610of oilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081.”
3Then he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goלְכִ֨יle.KhiH1980,borrowשַׁאֲלִי־sha.'a.li-H7592containersכֵּלִים֙ke.LimH3627elsewhereהַח֔וּץha.ChutzH2351for yourself, emptyרֵקִ֖יםre.KimH7386containersכֵּלִ֥יםke.LimH3627from allכָּל־kol-H3605your neighborsשְׁכֵנָ֑יִךְshikh.ni.kheH7934--do not getH4591toofewתַּמְעִֽיטִי׃tam.'I.tiH4591.
4Then you shall comeH935inH935and shutוְסָגַ֤רְתְּve.sa.GartH5462the doorהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817behindH1157you and your sonsבָּנַ֔יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121,and pourוְיָצַ֕קְתְּve.ya.TzaktH3332into allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428containersהַכֵּלִ֖יםha.ke.LimH3627;and you shall setתַּסִּֽיעִי׃ta.Si.'iH5265asideH5265what is fullוְהַמָּלֵ֖אve.ha.ma.Le'H4392.”
6Whenthe containersהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627were fullכִּמְלֹ֣אתkim.LotH4390,she saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to her sonבְּנָהּ֙be.NahH1121, “Bringהַגִּ֨ישָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066me anotherעוֹד֙'OdH5750containerכֶּ֔לִיKe.liH3627.”But he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “ThereH369areH369noH369moreע֖וֹדodH5750containersכֶּ֑לִיKe.liH3627.”Then the oilהַשָּֽׁמֶן׃ha.Sha.menH8081stoppedוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975.
7So she cameוַתָּבֹ֗אva.ta.Vo'H935and toldוַתַּגֵּד֙va.ta.GedH5046the manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goלְכִי֙le.KhiH1980,sellמִכְרִ֣יmikh.RiH4376the oilהַשֶּׁ֔מֶןha.She.menH8081and payוְשַׁלְּמִ֖יve.sha.le.MiH7999your debtנִשְׁיֵ֑ךְnish.ye.kheH5386, and you andyour sonsוּבָנַ֔יִךְve.ba.nei.kheH1121can liveתִֽחְיִ֖יtich.YiH2421on the restבַּנּוֹתָֽר׃ פba.no.TarH3498.”
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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