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2 Kings 4:38
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Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.
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And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and [there was] a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets [were] sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.
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And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred [them] into the pot of pottage: for they knew [them] not.
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Verse Text
And ElishaH477 came againH7725 to GilgalH1537: and there was a dearthH7458 in the landH776; and the sonsH1121 of the prophetsH5030 were sittingH3427 beforeH6440 him: and he saidH559 unto his servantH5288, SetH8239 on the greatH1419 potH5518, and seetheH1310 pottageH5138 for the sonsH1121 of the prophetsH5030.
וֶאֱלִישָׁע שָׁב הַגִּלְגָּלָה וְהָרָעָב בָּאָרֶץ וּבְנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים יֹשְׁבִים לְפָנָיו וַיֹּאמֶר לְנַעֲרֹו שְׁפֹת הַסִּיר הַגְּדֹולָה וּבַשֵּׁל נָזִיד לִבְנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וֶ/אֱלִישָׁ֞ע |
ve./'e.li.Sha' | H477 | HC/Np | and/ Elisha |
שָׁ֤ב |
shav | H7725 | HVqp3ms | he returned |
הַ/גִּלְגָּ֨לָ/ה֙ |
ha./gil.Ga.la/h | H1537 | HTd/Np/Sd | (the)/ Gilgal/ towards |
וְ/הָ/רָעָ֣ב |
ve./ha./ra.'Av | H7458 | HC/Td/Ncmsa | and/ (the)/ famine |
בָּ/אָ֔רֶץ |
ba./'A.retz | H776 | HRd/Ncbsa | (was) in the/ land |
וּ/בְנֵי֙ |
u./ve.Nei | H1121 | HC/Ncmpc | and/ (the) sons of |
הַ/נְּבִיאִ֔ים |
ha./ne.vi.'Im | H5030 | HTd/Ncmpa | the/ prophets |
יֹשְׁבִ֖ים |
yo.she.Vim | H3427 | HVqrmpa | (were) sitting |
לְ/פָנָ֑י/ו |
le./fa.Na/v | H6440 | HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms | (to)/ before/ him |
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר |
va/i.Yo.mer | H559 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ he said |
לְ/נַעֲר֗/וֹ |
le./na.'a.R/o | H5288 | HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms | to/ servant/ his |
שְׁפֹת֙ |
she.Fot | H8239 | HVqv2ms | put on |
הַ/סִּ֣יר |
ha./Sir | H5518 | HTd/Ncbsa | the/ pot |
הַ/גְּדוֹלָ֔ה |
ha./ge.do.Lah | H1419 | HTd/Aafsa | (the)/ large |
וּ/בַשֵּׁ֥ל |
u./va.Shel | H1310 | HC/Vpv2ms | and/ cook |
נָזִ֖יד |
na.Zid | H5138 | HNcmsa | cooked food |
לִ/בְנֵ֥י |
li/v.Nei | H1121 | HR/Ncmpc | for/ (the) sons of |
הַ/נְּבִיאִֽים |
ha./ne.vi.'Im | H5030 | HTd/Ncmpa | the/ prophets |
- H477 — אֱלִישָׁע (ʼĔlîyshâʻ, el-ee-shaw'): contracted for אֱלִישׁוּעַ.; Elisha, the famous prophet; Elisha.
- H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
- H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
- H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
- H1310 — בָּשַׁל (bâshal, baw-shal'): a primitive root; properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripen; bake, boil, bring forth, roast, seethe, sod (be sodden).
- H1419 — גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl, gaw-dole'): or גָּדֹל; (shortened) from גָּדַל; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent; [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.
- H1537 — גִּלְגָּל (Gilgâl, ghil-gawl'): the same as גִּלְגָּל (with the article as a properly, noun); Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine; Gilgal. See also בֵּית הַגִּלְגָּל.
- H3427 — יָשַׁב (yâshab, yaw-shab'): a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry; (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
- H5030 — נָבִיא (nâbîyʼ, naw-bee'): from נָבָא; a prophet or (generally) inspired man; prophecy, that prophesy, prophet.
- H5138 — נָזִיד (nâzîyd, naw-zeed'): from זוּד; something boiled, i.e. soup; pottage.
- H5288 — נַעַר (naʻar, nah'-ar): from נָעַר; (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age); babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
- H5518 — סִיר (çîyr, seer): or (feminine) סִירָה; or סִרָה; (Jeremiah 52:18), from a primitive root meaning to boil up; a pot; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook; caldron, fishhook, pan, (wash-)pot, thorn.
- H6440 — פָּנִים (pânîym, paw-neem'): plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from פָּנָה); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.
- H7458 — רָעָב (râʻâb, raw-awb'): from רָעֵב; hunger (more or less extensive); dearth, famine, [phrase] famished, hunger.
- H7725 — שׁוּב (shûwb, shoob): a primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again; ((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, [idiom] certainly, come again (back), [idiom] consider, [phrase] continually, convert, deliver (again), [phrase] deny, draw back, fetch home again, [idiom] fro, get (oneself) (back) again, [idiom] give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, [idiom] needs, be past, [idiom] pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, [phrase] say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, [idiom] surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw.
- H8239 — שָׁפַת (shâphath, shaw-fath'): a primitive root; to locate, i.e. (generally) hang on or (figuratively) establish, reduce; bring, ordain, set on.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- a dearth — Leviticus 26:26, Deuteronomy 28:22-24, Deuteronomy 28:38-40, 2 Samuel 21:1, 2 Kings 8:1, Jeremiah 14:1-6, Ezekiel 14:13, Luke 4:25
- Elisha — 1 Samuel 7:16-17, 2 Kings 2:1, Acts 10:38, Acts 15:36
- Set on the great pot — Mark 6:37, Mark 8:2-6, Luke 9:13, John 21:5, John 21:9
- the sons — 1 Samuel 19:20, 2 Kings 2:3
- were sitting — Proverbs 8:34, Luke 2:46, Luke 8:35, Luke 8:38, Luke 10:39, Acts 22:3
Reciprocal references (9): Genesis 12:10, 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Kings 20:35, 2 Kings 4:1, 2 Kings 4:42, 2 Kings 6:1, Job 30:4, Amos 4:6, Amos 7:14
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: ABUNDANCE-WANT, ELISHA, GILGAL, LEADERS, RELIGIOUS, POTTAGE
- Nave’s: BROTH, ELISHA, GILGAL, MINISTER, Christian, MIRACLES, PROPHETS, SCHOOL, TEACHERS, WOMEN
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