2 Kings

2 Kings 4:38

38When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. As the sons of the prophets were sitting at his feet, he said to his attendant, “Put on the large pot and boil some stew for the sons of the prophets.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֞עwe·’ĕ·lî·šā‘Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH477 Elisha
returnedשָׁ֤בšāḇVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֙לָה֙hag·gil·gā·lāhArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singularH1537 Gilgal
there was a famineוְהָרָעָ֣בwə·hā·rā·‘āḇConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7458 famine, hunger
in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץbā·’ā·reṣPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
As the sonsוּבְנֵי֙ū·ḇə·nêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםhan·nə·ḇî·’îmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
were sittingיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyō·šə·ḇîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH3427 sit, remain, dwell
at his feetלְפָנָ֑יוlə·p̄ā·nāwPreposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singularH6440 face, before
he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to his attendantלְנַעֲר֗וֹlə·na·‘ă·rōwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5288 a shaking, scattering
Put onשְׁפֹת֙šə·p̄ōṯVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH8239 set
the largeהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הhag·gə·ḏō·w·lāhArticle; Adjective - feminine singularH1419 great
potהַסִּ֣ירhas·sîrArticle; Noun - common singularH5518 pot
and boilוּבַשֵּׁ֥לū·ḇaš·šêlConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singularH1310 boil, seethe
some stewנָזִ֖ידnā·zîḏNoun - masculine singularH5138 thing sodden or boiled, pottage
for the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliḇ·nêPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃han·nə·ḇî·’îmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet

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2 Kings 2:3 · 2 Kings 8:1 · 2 Kings 2:1 · Acts 22:3 · Luke 10:39 · Leviticus 26:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.