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2 Kings 4:38-44
38AndElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֞עve.'e.li.Sha'H477cameagainשָׁ֤בshavH7725toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֙לָה֙ha.gil.Ga.lahH1537: and there was afamineוְהָרָעָ֣בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776; and thesonsוּבְנֵי֙u.ve.NeiH1121of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030weresittingיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him: and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisservantלְנַעֲר֗וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,Setשְׁפֹת֙she.FotH8239on thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419potהַסִּ֣ירha.SirH5518, andboilוּבַשֵּׁ֥לu.va.ShelH1310pottageנָזִ֖ידna.ZidH5138for thesonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.
39Andoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318into thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֮ha.sa.DehH7704togatherלְלַקֵּ֣טle.la.KetH3950herbsאֹרֹת֒'o.RotH219, andfoundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672awildשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704vineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612, andgatheredוַיְלַקֵּ֥טvay.la.KetH3950from itwildשָׂדֶ֖הsa.DehH7704gourdsפַּקֻּעֹ֥תpa.ku.'OtH6498hislapבִגְד֑וֹvig.DoH899fullמְלֹ֣אme.Lo'H4393, andcameוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935andshredוַיְפַלַּ֛חvay.fa.LachH6398them into thepotסִ֥ירsirH5518ofpottageהַנָּזִ֖ידha.na.ZidH5138: for theyknewיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045them not.
40So they pouredoutוַיִּֽצְק֥וּvai.yitz.KuH3332for themenלַאֲנָשִׁ֖יםla.'a.na.ShimH582toeatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398. And it came to pass, as they wereeatingכְּאָכְלָ֨םke.'a.khe.LamH398of thepottageמֵהַנָּזִ֜ידme.ha.na.ZidH5138, that they criedoutצָעָ֗קוּtza.'A.kuH6817, andsaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, O thoumanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, there isdeathמָ֤וֶתMa.vetH4194in thepotבַּסִּיר֙ba.SirH5518. And theycouldיָכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201noteatלֶאֱכֹֽל׃le.'e.KholH398of it .
41But hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Thenbringוּקְחוּ־u.ke.chu-H3947mealקֶ֔מַחKe.machH7058. And hecastוַיַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993it into thepotהַסִּ֑ירha.SirH5518; and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Pouroutצַ֤קtzakH3332for thepeopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971, that they mayeatוְיֹאכֵ֔לוּve.yo.Khe.luH398. And there was noharmדָּבָ֥ר רָ֖עda.Var ra'H1697H7451in thepotבַּסִּֽיר׃ סba.SirH5518.
42And therecameבָּ֜אba'H935amanוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376fromBaalshalishaH1190, andbroughtוַיָּבֵא֩vai.ya.Ve'H935themanלְאִ֨ישׁle.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899of thefirstfruitsבִּכּוּרִים֙bi.ku.RimH1061,twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים־'es.rim-H6242loavesלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֔יםse.'o.RimH8184, and full ears ofgrainוְכַרְמֶ֖לve.khar.MelH3759in itshuskבְּצִקְלֹנ֑וֹbe.tzik.lo.NoH6861. And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Giveתֵּ֥ןtenH5414to thepeopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971, that they mayeatוְיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ve.yo.Khe.luH398.
43And hisservantמְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹme.Sha.re.ToH8334saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, What, should Isetאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414thisbeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440anhundredמֵ֣אָהMe.'ahH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376? He saidagainוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Giveתֵּ֤ןtenH5414thepeopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971, that they mayeatוְיֹאכֵ֔לוּve.yo.Khe.luH398: for thussaithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, They shalleatאָכֹ֥ל'a.KholH398, and shall have someleftוְהוֹתֵֽר׃ve.ho.TerH3498.
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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