And it happened,וַיְהִיwhen the vesselsכִּ הַכֵּלִיםwere full,מְלֹאתthat she saidוַתֹּאמֶרtoאֶלher son,בְּנָהּ“Bringהַגִּישָׁהmeאֵלַיanotherעוֹדvessel.”כֶּלִיHe saidוַיֹּאמֶרto her,אֵלֶיהָ“There is notאֵיןanotherעוֹדvessel.”כֶּלִיAnd the oilוַ הַשָּׁמֶןstopped.יַּעֲמֹד
2 Kings 4:6
Study it in the app“And it happened, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” He said to her, “There is not another vessel.” And the oil stopped.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 4:6, word by word
- And it happenedיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- when the vesselsכֵּלִיםkelim
vessel
Any container for keeping or carrying liquids and food.
Where else “kelim” appears- were fullמְלֹאתmelot
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “melot” appears- that she saidתֹּאמֶרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- her sonבְּנָbena
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bena” appears- “Bringהַגִּישָׁhagisha
bring near
To carry something over, or present a gift.
Where else “hagisha” appears- And the oilשָּׁמֶןshamen
oil
The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.
Where else “shamen” appears- stoppedיַּעֲמֹדyaamod
stop
To halt, cease doing something.
Where else “yaamod” appears
The context
5She went from him and shut the door behind her and behind her sons; they were bringing vessels to her, and she was pouring.
6 · This verse (above)
7She came and told the man of Elohim, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt, and you and your sons can live on what is left.”