KJV King James Version
And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave [thereof].
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2 Kings 4:43
And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave [thereof].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’”
WEB World English Bible
His servant said, “What, should I set this before a hundred men?” But he said, “Give the people, that they may eat; for thus says Yahweh, ‘They will eat, and will have some left over.’”
ASV American Standard Version
And his servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? But he said, Give the people, that they may eat; for thus saith Jehovah, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And his minister saith, ‘What—do I give this before a hundred men?’ and he saith, ‘Give to the people, and they eat, for thus said Jehovah, Eat and leave;’
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 4
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.
42 And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.
43 And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave [thereof].
44 So he set [it] before them, and they did eat, and left [thereof], according to the word of the LORD.
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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559 · a.marto sayמְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹH8334 · sha.ratto ministerמָ֚הH4100 · mahwhat?אֶתֵּ֣ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveזֶ֔הH2088 · zehthisלִפְנֵ֖יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeמֵ֣אָהH3967 · me.ahhundredאִ֑ישׁH376 · ishmanוַיֹּ֗אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayתֵּ֤ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveלָעָם֙H5971 · ampeopleוְיֹאכֵ֔לוּH398 · a.khalto eatכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforכֹ֥הH3541 · kohthusאָמַ֛רH559 · a.marto sayיְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאָכֹ֥לH398 · a.khalto eatוְהוֹתֵֽר׃H3498 · ya.tarto remain
Cross-references
Luke 9:13But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.Matthew 14:20And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.John 6:9There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?John 6:11-13And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.Matthew 16:8-10[Which] when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?Matthew 14:16-17But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.Mark 6:37-39He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?Matthew 15:37And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken [meat] that was left seven baskets full.Luke 9:17And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.Matthew 15:33-34And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?Mark 6:42-43And they did all eat, and were filled.Mark 8:4And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these [men] with bread here in the wilderness?Mark 8:20And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
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