2 Kings
2 Kings 4:41
41Then Elisha said, “Get some flour.” He threw it into the pot and said, “Pour it out for the people to eat.” And there was nothing harmful in the pot.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Elisha said | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Get | וּקְחוּ־ | ū·qə·ḥū- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3947 take |
| some flour | קֶ֔מַח | qe·maḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H7058 flour, meal |
| He threw | וַיַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְ | way·yaš·lêḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7993 throw, fling, cast |
| it into | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the pot | הַסִּ֑יר | has·sîr | Article; Noun - common singular | H5518 pot |
| and said | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Pour it out | צַ֤ק | ṣaq | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3332 pour, cast, flow |
| for the people | לָעָם֙ | lā·‘ām | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| to eat | וְיֹאכֵ֔לוּ | wə·yō·ḵê·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| And there was | הָיָ֛ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| nothing | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| harmful | רָ֖ע | rā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| in the pot | בַּסִּֽיר׃ס | bas·sîr | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H5518 pot |
Cross-references
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Exodus 15:25 · 2 Kings 2:21 · 1 Corinthians 1:25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.