2 Kings 4:38 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 4:38 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וֶאֱלִישָׁ֞ע
ʼĔlîyshâʻ
H477
Elisha
שָׁ֤ב
shûwb
H7725
to return
הַגִּלְגָּ֨לָה֙
Gilgâl
H1537
Gilgal
וְהָרָעָ֣ב
râʻâb
H7458
famine
בָּאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וּבְנֵי֙
bên
H1121
son
הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
יֹשְׁבִ֖ים
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
לְפָנָ֑יו
pânîym
H6440
face
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְנַעֲר֗וֹ
naʻar
H5288
boy
שְׁפֹת֙
shâphath
H8239
to set
הַסִּ֣יר
çîyr
H5518
pot
הַגְּדוֹלָ֔ה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
וּבַשֵּׁ֥ל
bâshal
H1310
to boil
נָזִ֖יד
nâzîyd
H5138
pottage
לִבְנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
הַנְּבִיאִֽים
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
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World English Bible Public Domain
Elisha came again to Gilgal. There was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Elisha returned to Gilgal (and famine in the land), and the sons of the prophets were sitting to his face. And he said to his servant, “Put on the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).