2 Kings 4:2 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אֵלֶ֤יהָ	'e.Lei.ha	to her	H413 →
אֱלִישָׁע֙	'e.li.Sha'	Elisha	H477 →
מָ֣ה	mah	what?	H4100 →
אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־	'e.'e.seh-	will I do	H6213 →
לָּ֔ךְ	Lakh	for you
הַגִּ֣ידִי	ha.Gi.di	tell	H5046 →
לִ֔י	Li	to me
מַה־	mah-	what?	H4100 →
יֶּשׁ־	yesh-	[is] there	H3426 →
לָ֖ךְ	le.khi	[belonging] to you
בַּבָּ֑יִת	ba.Ba.yit	in the house	H1004 →
וַתֹּ֗אמֶר	va.To.mer	and she said	H559 →
אֵ֣ין	'ein	not	H369 →
לְשִׁפְחָתְךָ֥	le.shif.cha.te.Kha	[belongs] to maidservant your	H8198 →
כֹל֙	khol	anything	H3605 →
בַּבַּ֔יִת	ba.Ba.yit	in the house	H1004 →
כִּ֖י	ki	that	H3588 →
אִם־	'im-	except	H518 →
אָס֥וּךְ	'a.Sukh	a jar of	H610 →
שָֽׁמֶן׃	Sha.men	oil	H8081 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
leads to
- Matthew 5:3
  “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Luke 6:20
  Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
- Revelation 2:9
  I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.
- 1 Corinthians 1:26–28
  Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
- 2 Corinthians 8:9
  For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
Through
2 Kings 2:9
After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,”…
leads to
- Numbers 11:17
  And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the…
- Deuteronomy 21:17
  Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the…
- John 16:7
  But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send…

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

1 Kings 17:12But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.”James 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?Matthew 15:34“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”2 Kings 2:9After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.John 6:5–7When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”Acts 3:6But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”2 Kings 6:26–27As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “Help me, my lord the king!”2 Corinthians 6:10sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

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