Oneאֶחָדwent outוַיֵּצֵאtoאֶלthe fieldהַשָּׂדֶהto gatherלְלַקֵּטherbs,אֹרֹתand he foundוַיִּמְצָאa wildשָׂדֶהvineגֶּפֶןand gatheredוַיְלַקֵּטfrom itמִמֶּנּוּwildשָׂדֶהgourds,פַּקֻּעֹתhis garmentבִגְדוֹfull,מְלֹאand cameוַיָּבֹאand cut them upוַיְפַלַּחintoאֶלthe potסִירof stew,הַנָּזִידforכִּיthey did notלֹאknow what they were.יָדָעוּ
2 Kings 4:39
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “vigd” appears- 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.
Where else “sir” appears- 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.