2 Kings 4:39

“One went out to the field to gather herbs, and he found a wild vine and gathered from it wild gourds, his garment full, and came and cut them up into the pot of stew, for they did not know what they were.”

2 Kings 4:39 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Kings 4:39, word by word

Oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “echad” appears
went outיֵּצֵאyetse

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yetse” appears
the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

field

The open country: "the beasts of the field".

Where else “sade” appears
to gatherלַקֵּטlaket

gather

To gather up from the ground or field what is scattered, to carry it away.

Where else “laket” appears
herbsאֹרֹתorot

herb

Wild greens for eating.

Where else “orot” appears
and he foundיִּמְצָאyimtsa

find

To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.

Where else “yimtsa” appears
vineגֶּפֶןgefen

vine

Vine: the plant that bears grapes.

Where else “gefen” appears
gourdsפַּקֻּעֹתpakuot

wild gourds

Wild gourd: the fruit of a creeping plant of the field, bitter and harmful. It occurs only in 2 Kings 4:39.

Where else “pakuot” appears
his garmentבִגְדvigd

garment

A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.

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fullמְלֹאmelo

handful

What fits at once: a handful, or a house full.

Where else “melo” appears
and cameיָּבֹאyavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “yavo” appears
and cut them upיְפַלַּחyefalach

cut open

To cut something open or into pieces; to pierce through.

Where else “yefalach” appears
the potסִירsir

pot

A large vessel of bronze or clay in which food was cooked over the fire.

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of stewנָּזִידnazid

stew

Stew, cooked food, a boiled dish.

Where else “nazid” appears
know what they wereיָדָעוּyadau

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “yadau” appears

The context

38Elisha returned to Gilgal, and there was the famine in the land. The sons of the prophets were sitting before him, and he said to his young man, “Put on the large pot and cook stew for the sons of the prophets.”

39 · This verse (above)

40They poured out some for the men to eat. And it happened, as they were eating from the stew, that they cried out and said, “Death is in the pot, man of Elohim!” And they could not eat it.

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