2 Kings

2 Kings 4:3

³“Go,” said Elisha, “borrow empty jars from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Go	לְכִ֨י	lə·ḵî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
said	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
borrow	שַׁאֲלִי־	ša·’ă·lî-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H7592 ask, inquire
empty	רֵקִ֖ים	rê·qîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7386 empty, vain
jars	כֵּלִ֥ים	kê·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
your neighbors	שִׁכְנָכֵי	šiḵ·nå̄·ḵē	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H7934 inhabitant, neighbour
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
gather just a few	תַּמְעִֽיטִי׃	tam·‘î·ṭî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H4591 be or become small, diminished, few

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.