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He set itוַיִּתֵּןbefore them,לִפְנֵיהֶםand they ateוַיֹּאכְלוּand had some left over,וַיּוֹתִרוּaccording to the wordכִּדְבַרof YHWH.יְהוָה
2 Kings 4:44
Study it in the app“He set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 4:44, word by word
- He set itיִּתֵּןyiten
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “yiten” appears- before themפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- and they ateיֹּאכְלוּyochlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochlu” appears- and had some left overיּוֹתִרוּyotiru
be left
For a part to stay when the rest has gone or been used.
Where else “yotiru” appears- according to the wordדְבַרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
The context
43His attendant said, “How can I set this before a hundred men?” He said, “Give it to the people, and let them eat, for thus says YHWH, ‘They will eat and have some left over.’”
44 · This verse (above)