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2 Kings 4:38

When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. As the sons of the prophets were sitting at his feet, he said to his attendant, “Put on the large pot and boil some stew for the sons of the prophets.”

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ASV

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 boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.

KJV

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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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וֶאֱלִישָׁ֞עve.'e.li.Sha'and ElishaH477 →
שָׁ֤בshavhe returnedH7725 →
הַגִּלְגָּ֙לָה֙ha.gil.Ga.lah<the> Gilgal towardsH1537 →
וְהָרָעָ֣בve.ha.ra.'Avand <the> famineH7458 →
בָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retz[was] in the landH776 →
וּבְנֵי֙u.ve.Neiand [the] sons ofH1121 →
הַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'Imthe prophetsH5030 →
יֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.Vim[were] sittingH3427 →
לְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.Nav<to> before himH6440 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
לְנַעֲר֗וֹle.na.'a.Roto servant hisH5288 →
שְׁפֹת֙she.Fotput onH8239 →
הַסִּ֣ירha.Sirthe potH5518 →
הַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.Lah<the> largeH1419 →
וּבַשֵּׁ֥לu.va.Sheland cookH1310 →
נָזִ֖ידna.Zidcooked foodH5138 →
לִבְנֵ֥יliv.Neifor [the] sons ofH1121 →
הַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'Imthe prophetsH5030 →

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2 Kings 6:1Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please take note that the place where we meet with you is too small for us.2 Kings 8:1Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed a seven-year famine, and it has already come to the land.”2 Kings 2:3Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”2 Kings 2:1Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal,Acts 22:3“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.Luke 10:39She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.Amos 7:14“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.Leviticus 26:26When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.2 Kings 4:1Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”Mark 8:2–6“I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.Proverbs 8:34Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.John 21:5So He called out to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” “No,” they answered.1 Samuel 7:16–17Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.Acts 10:38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.Deuteronomy 28:22–24The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, and with blight and mildew; these will pursue you until you perish.2 Samuel 21:1During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites.”Luke 8:35So the people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.Luke 4:25But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.

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