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2 Kings 4:40

And they poured it out for the men to eat, but when they tasted the stew they cried out, “There is death in the pot, O man of God!” And they could not eat it.

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ASV

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 man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.

KJV

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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Original language & word study

16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּֽצְק֥וּvai.yitz.Kuand they poured [it] outH3332 →
לַאֲנָשִׁ֖יםla.'a.na.Shimfor [the] menH582 →
לֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.Kholto eatH398 →
וַ֠יְהִיVay.hiand it wasH1961 →
כְּאָכְלָ֨םke.'a.khe.Lamwhen ate theyH398 →
מֵהַנָּזִ֜ידme.ha.na.Zidsome of the cooked foodH5138 →
וְהֵ֣מָּהve.He.mahand theyH1992 →
צָעָ֗קוּtza.'A.kuthey cried outH6817 →
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
מָ֤וֶתMa.vetdeathH4194 →
בַּסִּיר֙ba.Sir[is] in the potH5518 →
אִ֣ישׁ'ishO man ofH376 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
יָכְל֖וּya.khe.Luthey were ableH3201 →
לֶאֱכֹֽל׃le.'e.Kholto eat [it]H398 →

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Mark 16:18they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”Exodus 10:17Now please forgive my sin once more and appeal to the LORD your God, that He may remove this death from me.”Exodus 15:23And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.)Deuteronomy 33:1This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.1 Kings 17:18“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”2 Kings 1:11So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’”2 Kings 4:9Then the woman said to her husband, “Behold, now I know that the one who often comes our way is a holy man of God.2 Kings 1:13So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And the third captain went up, fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, “Man of God, may my life and the lives of these fifty servants please be precious in your sight.2 Kings 13:19But the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down Aram only three times.”2 Kings 1:9Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’”

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