2 Kings 4:39
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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.One of them went out to the field to gather herbs, and he found a wild vine from which he gathered as many wild gourds as his garment could hold. Then he came back and cut them up into the pot of stew, though no one knew what they were.
In other translations
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.One of them went out to the field to gather herbs, and he found a wild vine from which he gathered as many wild gourds as his garment could hold. Then he came back and cut them up into the pot of stew, though no one knew what they were.
Hebrew words
וַיֵּצֵאvaiyetze'and he went outH3318אֶחָד'echadone [man]H259אֶל־'el-toH413הַשָּׂדֶהhasadehthe fieldH7704לְלַקֵּטlelaketto gatherH3950אֹרֹת'orotherbsH219וַיִּמְצָאvaiyimtza'and he foundH4672גֶּפֶןgefena vine ofH1612שָׂדֶהsadeh[the] fieldH7704וַיְלַקֵּטvaylaketand he gatheredH3950מִמֶּנּוּmimenufrom itH4480פַּקֻּעֹתpaku'otgourds ofH6498שָׂדֶהsadeh[the] fieldH7704מְלֹאmelo'[the] fullness ofH4393בִגְדוֹvigdogarment hisH899וַיָּבֹאvaiyavo'and he cameH935וַיְפַלַּחvayfalachand he sliced [them]H6398אֶל־'el-intoH413סִירsir[the] pot ofH5518הַנָּזִידhanazidthe cooked foodH5138כִּי־ki-forH3588לֹאlo'notH3808יָדָעוּ׃yada'upeople knewH3045
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Jeremiah 2:21Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?
- Hebrews 12:15Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
- Isaiah 5:4What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?What more could I have done for My vineyard than I already did for it? Why, when I expected sweet grapes, did it bring forth sour fruit?
- Matthew 15:13But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.
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