2 Kings 4:39 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Kings 4:39 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 4:39 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 4:39 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“One went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered a lap full of wild gourds from it, and came and cut them up into the pot of stew; for they didn’t recognize them.”
2 Kings 4:39 — World English Bible
2 Kings 4:39 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
2 Kings 4:39 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 4:39 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And one goeth out unto the field to gather herbs, and findeth a vine of the field, and gathereth of it gourds of the field--the fulness of his garment--and cometh in and splitteth <FI>them<Fi> into the pot of pottage, for they knew <FI> them<Fi> not;”
2 Kings 4:39 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 4:39 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered from it his lap full of wild colocynths, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage; for they did not know them. ”
2 Kings 4:39 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 4:39 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And one went out into the fielde, to gather herbes, and founde, as it were, a wilde vine, and gathered thereof wilde gourdes his garment ful, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew it not.”
2 Kings 4:39 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 4:39 in Context — 2 Kings 4
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.
40 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.
41 But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.
What Does 2 Kings 4:39 Mean?
2 Kings 4:39 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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