2 Kings 4:40 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 4:40 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 →
וַיִּֽצְק֥וּ
yâtsaq
H3332
to pour
לַאֲנָשִׁ֖ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
לֶאֱכ֑וֹל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וַ֠יְהִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְּאָכְלָ֨ם
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
מֵהַנָּזִ֜יד
nâzîyd
H5138
pottage
וְהֵ֣מָּה
hêm
H1992
they
צָעָ֗קוּ
tsâʻaq
H6817
to cry out
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מָ֤וֶת
mâveth
H4194
death
בַּסִּיר֙
çîyr
H5518
pot
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָכְל֖וּ
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לֶאֱכֹֽל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
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World English Bible Public Domain
So they poured out for the men to eat. It happened, as they were eating of the stew, that they cried out, and said, man of God, there is death in the pot. They could not eat of it.
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King James Version Public Domain
So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they poured out for the men to eat. And it happened, as they ate from the stew, that they, they cried out and said, “Death in the pot, man of God!” And they were not able to eat.
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