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2 Kings 4:37-39
Legacy Standard Bible
2 Kings 4:37-39
Legacy Standard Bible
37 Then she came in and fell at his feet and bowed herself to the ground, and (A)she took up her son and went out.
The Death in the Stew
38 Now Elisha returned to (B)Gilgal, and there was (C)a famine in the land. [a]As (D)the sons of the prophets (E)were sitting before him, he said to his young man, “(F)Put on the large pot and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.” 39 Then one went out into the field to gather herbs and found a wild vine and gathered from it wild gourds filling his cloak and came and sliced them into the pot of stew, for they did not know what they were.
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2 Kings 4:37-39
King James Version
2 Kings 4:37-39
King James Version
37 Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.
38 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.
39 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
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2 Kings 4:37-39
English Standard Version
2 Kings 4:37-39
English Standard Version
37 She came and fell at his feet, bowing to the ground. (A)Then she picked up her son and went out.
Elisha Purifies the Deadly Stew
38 And Elisha came again to (B)Gilgal when (C)there was a famine in the land. And as (D)the sons of the prophets (E)were sitting before him, he said to his servant, (F)“Set on the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.” 39 One of them went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine and gathered from it his lap full of wild gourds, and came and cut them up into the pot of stew, not knowing what they were.
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2 Kings 4:37-39
New International Version
2 Kings 4:37-39
New International Version
37 She came in, fell at his feet and bowed to the ground. Then she took her son and went out.
Death in the Pot
38 Elisha returned to Gilgal(A) and there was a famine(B) in that region. While the company of the prophets was meeting with him, he said to his servant, “Put on the large pot and cook some stew for these prophets.”
39 One of them went out into the fields to gather herbs and found a wild vine and picked as many of its gourds as his garment could hold. When he returned, he cut them up into the pot of stew, though no one knew what they were.
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