2 Kings 4:40
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וַיִּצְקוּvaiyitzkuand they poured [it] outH3332לַאֲנָשִׁיםla'anashimfor [the] menH582לֶאֱכוֹלle'ekholto eatH398וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961כְּאָכְלָםke'akhelamwhen ate theyH398מֵהַנָּזִידmehanazidsome of the cooked foodH5138וְהֵמָּהvehemahand theyH1992צָעָקוּtza'akuthey cried outH6817וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559מָוֶתmavetdeathH4194בַּסִּירbasir[is] in the potH5518אִישׁ'ishO man ofH376הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יָכְלוּyakheluthey were ableH3201לֶאֱכֹל׃le'ekholto eat [it]H398
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