KJV King James Version
Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, [even] empty vessels; borrow not a few.
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2 Kings 4:3
Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, [even] empty vessels; borrow not a few.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Go,” said Elisha, “borrow empty jars from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few.
WEB World English Bible
Then he said, “Go, borrow containers from of all your neighbors, even empty containers. Don’t borrow just a few.
ASV American Standard Version
Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he saith, ‘Go, ask for thee vessels from without, from all thy neighbours—empty vessels—let them not be few;
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 4
1 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, [even] empty vessels; borrow not a few.
4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought [the vessels] to her; and she poured out.
6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, [There is] not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֗אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayלְכִ֨יH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentשַׁאֲלִי־H7592 · sha.alto askלָ֤ךְH9032 · khyouכֵּלִים֙H3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilמִן־H4480 · minfromהַח֔וּץH2351 · chutsoutsideמֵאֵ֖תH854 · etwithכָּל־H3605 · kolallשְׁכֵנָ֑יִךְH7934 · sha.khenneighboringכֵּלִ֥יםH3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilרֵקִ֖יםH7386 · reqworthlessאַל־H408 · alnotתַּמְעִֽיטִי׃H4591 · ma.atto diminish
Cross-references
John 2:7Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.Psalm 81:10I [am] the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.John 16:24Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.2 Kings 3:16And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.2 Kings 13:18-19And he said, Take the arrows. And he took [them]. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.
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