2 Kings

2 Kings 4:40

⁴⁰And they poured it out for the men to eat, but when they tasted the stew they cried out, “There is death in the pot, O man of God!” And they could not eat it.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And they poured it out	וַיִּֽצְק֥וּ	way·yiṣ·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3332 pour, cast, flow
for the men	לַאֲנָשִׁ֖ים	la·’ă·nā·šîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
to eat	לֶאֱכ֑וֹל	le·’ĕ·ḵō·wl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat
but when they tasted	כְּאָכְלָ֨ם	kə·’ā·ḵə·lām	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H398 eat
the stew	מֵהַנָּזִ֜יד	mê·han·nā·zîḏ	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5138 thing sodden or boiled, pottage
they	וְהֵ֣מָּה	wə·hêm·māh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
cried out	צָעָ֗קוּ	ṣā·‘ā·qū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6817 cry, cry out, call
There is death	מָ֤וֶת	mā·weṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death
in the pot	בַּסִּיר֙	bas·sîr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H5518 pot
O man	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
And they could not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
eat	לֶאֱכֹֽל׃	le·’ĕ·ḵōl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.