2 Kings 4:20 BSB — MannaFest

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10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשָּׂאֵ֔הוּ	vai.yi.sa.'E.hu	and he carried him	H5375 →
וַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּ	vay.vi.'E.hu	and he brought him	H935 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
אִמּ֑וֹ	'i.Mo	mother his	H517 →
וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב	vai.Ye.shev	and he sat	H3427 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
בִּרְכֶּ֛יהָ	bir.Kei.ha	knees her	H1290 →
עַד־	'ad-	until	H5704 →
הַֽצָּהֳרַ֖יִם	ha.tzo.ho.Ra.yim	the noontide<s>	H6672 →
וַיָּמֹֽת׃	vai.ya.Mot	and he died	H4191 →

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
John 11:3
So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”
leads to
- John 11:5
  Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
- Revelation 3:19
  Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
- Hebrews 12:6–7
  For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”
- Psalms 16:3
  As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.
- John 13:23
  One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.
Through
John 11:5
Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
leads to
- John 15:9–13
  As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love.
Through
John 11:14
So Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,
leads to
- John 16:25
  I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
Through
Luke 7:12
As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with…
leads to
- Luke 8:52
  Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”

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.

Luke 7:12As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.John 11:3So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”John 11:5Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.John 11:14So Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,1 Kings 17:17Later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him.Genesis 22:2“Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”Luke 2:35so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed—and a sword will pierce your soul as well.”Genesis 37:3Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors.Genesis 37:5Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.Isaiah 66:13As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”Ezekiel 24:16–18“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow.Isaiah 49:15“Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!

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