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2 Kings 4:42 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    There came a man from Baal Shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. He said, Give to the people, that they may eat.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    And a man came from Baal Shalishah, and he brought to the man of God bread of firstfruits, 20 bread of barley and fresh grain in his sack. And he said, “Give to the people, that they may eat.”

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