Revised Version 1895
2 Kings 4:38-44
38AndElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֞עve.'e.li.Sha'H477cameH7725againH7725toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֙לָה֙ha.gil.Ga.lahH1537: and there was a dearth in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776; and thesonsוּבְנֵי֙u.ve.NeiH1121of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030weresittingH3427beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him: and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisservantלְנַעֲר֗וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,SetH3427on thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419potהַסִּ֣ירha.SirH5518, andseetheוּבַשֵּׁ֥לu.va.ShelH1310pottage for thesonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.
39And onewentH3318outH3318intoאֶל־'el-H413thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֮ha.sa.DehH7704togatherלְלַקֵּ֣טle.la.KetH3950herbs, andfoundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672awildשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704vineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612, andgatheredוַיְלַקֵּ֥טvay.la.KetH3950thereofwildשָׂדֶ֖הsa.DehH7704gourdsפַּקֻּעֹ֥תpa.ku.'OtH6498his lapfullמְלֹ֣אme.Lo'H4393, andcameוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935and shred themintoאֶל־'el-H413thepotסִ֥ירsirH5518of pottage: for theyknewיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045themnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808.
40SoH1961theypouredוַיִּֽצְק֥וּvai.yitz.KuH3332outH3332for themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376toeatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398. And itcameH1961topassH1961, as they wereeatingכְּאָכְלָ֨םke.'a.khe.LamH398of the pottage, that theycriedצָעָ֗קוּtza.'A.kuH6817outH3332, andsaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, OmanH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, there isdeathמָ֤וֶתMa.vetH4194in thepotבַּסִּיר֙ba.SirH5518. And theycouldיָכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808eatלֶאֱכֹֽל׃le.'e.KholH398thereof.
41But hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Thenbringוּקְחוּ־u.ke.chu-H3947mealקֶ֔מַחKe.machH7058. And hecastוַיַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993itintoאֶל־'el-H413thepotהַסִּ֑ירha.SirH5518; and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Pourצַ֤קtzakH3332outH3332for thepeopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971, that they mayeatוְיֹאכֵ֔לוּve.yo.Khe.luH398. And there wasnoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808harmרָ֖עra'H7451in thepotבַּסִּֽיר׃ סba.SirH5518.
42And therecameבָּ֜אba'H935amanוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376fromBaal-shalishahH1190, andbroughtוַיָּבֵא֩vai.ya.Ve'H935themanלְאִ֨ישׁle.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899of the firstfruits,twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים־'es.rim-H6242loavesלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֔יםse.'o.RimH8184, andfreshH3759earsH3759of corn in hissackבְּצִקְלֹנ֑וֹbe.tzik.lo.NoH6861. And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Giveתֵּ֥ןtenH5414unto thepeopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971, that they mayeatוְיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ve.yo.Khe.luH398.
43And hisservantמְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹme.Sha.re.ToH8334saidH559,Whatמָ֚הmahH4100, should Isetאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414thisbeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440anhundredמֵ֣אָהMe.'ahH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376? But hesaidH559,Giveתֵּ֤ןtenH5414thepeopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971, that they mayeatוְיֹאכֵ֔לוּve.yo.Khe.luH398; forthusכֹ֥הkhohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, They shalleatאָכֹ֥ל'a.KholH398, and shallleaveוְהוֹתֵֽר׃ve.ho.TerH3498thereof.
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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