2 Kings

2 Kings 4:42

⁴²Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain.

“Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now a man	וְאִ֨ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
from Baal-shalishah	שָׁלִ֗שָׁה	šā·li·šāh	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1190 Baal of Shalishah
came	בָּ֜א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to the man	לְאִ֨ישׁ	lə·’îš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
with a sack	בְּצִקְלֹנ֑וֹ	bə·ṣiq·lō·nōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6861 sack
of twenty	עֶשְׂרִֽים־	‘eś·rîm-	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
loaves	לֶ֤חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3899 bread, food
of barley	שְׂעֹרִ֔ים	śə·‘ō·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8184 barley
bread	לֶ֣חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3899 bread, food
from the first	בִּכּוּרִים֙	bik·kū·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1061 first-fruits
ripe grain	וְכַרְמֶ֖ל	wə·ḵar·mel	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3759 plantation, garden-land
Give	תֵּ֥ן	tên	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
it to the people	לָעָ֖ם	lā·‘ām	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
to eat	וְיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃	wə·yō·ḵê·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H398 eat
said Elisha	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 9:7 · John 6:13 · Matthew 14:16–21 · John 6:9 · 2 Kings 7:1 · Matthew 15:32–38 · 1 Samuel 9:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.