2 Kings

2 Kings 4:43–44

⁴³But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?”

“Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’”

⁴⁴So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.

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2 Kings 4:43

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But his servant	מְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ	mə·šā·rə·ṯōw	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8334 minister, serve
asked	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
How	מָ֚ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
am I to set	אֶתֵּ֣ן	’et·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
twenty loaves	זֶ֔ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
before	לִפְנֵ֖י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
a hundred	מֵ֣אָה	mê·’āh	Number - feminine singular	H3967 hundred
men	אִ֑ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
Give	תֵּ֤ן	tên	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
it to 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
said Elisha	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this is what	כֹ֥ה	ḵōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֛ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
They will eat	אָכֹ֥ל	’ā·ḵōl	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H398 eat
and have	וְהוֹתֵֽר׃	wə·hō·w·ṯêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H3498 remain over

2 Kings 4:44

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So he set	וַיִּתֵּ֧ן	way·yit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
before them	לִפְנֵיהֶ֛ם	lip̄·nê·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
and they ate	וַיֹּאכְל֥וּ	way·yō·ḵə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H398 eat
and had	וַיּוֹתִ֖רוּ	way·yō·w·ṯi·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3498 remain over
according to the word	כִּדְבַ֥ר	kiḏ·ḇar	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃פ	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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2 Kings 4:43 Luke 9:13 · Matthew 14:20 · John 6:9 · Matthew 16:8–10 · John 6:11–13 · Matthew 15:33–34 · Luke 9:17 · Mark 6:37–39 · Matthew 14:16–17 · Matthew 15:37

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.