2 Kings 4:40
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So they pouredוַיִּֽצְק֥וּ
(vai·yitz·ku)
3332: to pour, cast, flowa prim. root
[it] out for the menלַאֲנָשִׁ֖ים
(la·'a·na·shim)
376: manfrom an unused word
to eat.לֶאֱכֹ֑ול
(le·'e·cho·vl;)
398: to eata prim. root
And as they were eatingכְּאָכְלָ֨ם
(ke·'a·che·lam)
398: to eata prim. root
of the stew,מֵהַנָּזִ֜יד
(me·han·na·zid)
5138: something sodden or boiled, pottagefrom zud
they criedצָעָ֗קוּ
(tza·'a·ku)
6817: to cry, cry out, calla prim. root
out and said,וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙
(vai·yo·me·ru)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"O manאִ֣ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
of God,הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
(ha·'e·lo·him,)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
there is deathמָ֤וֶת
(ma·vet)
4194: deathfrom muth
in the pot."בַּסִּיר֙
(bas·sir)
5518a: a potprobably of foreign origin
And they were unableוְלֹ֥א
(ve·lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
to eat.לֶאֱכֹֽל׃
(le·'e·chol.)
398: to eata prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
So they poured out
yatsaq  (yaw-tsak')
cast, cleave fast, be (as) firm, grow, be hard, lay out, molten, overflow, pour (out), run out, set down, stedfast.
for the men
'enowsh  (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
to eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
And it came to pass as they were eating
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
of the pottage
naziyd  (naw-zeed')
something boiled, i.e. soup -- pottage.
that they cried out
tsa`aq  (tsaw-ak')
to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly) -- at all, call together, cry (out), gather (selves) (together).
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
O thou man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
of God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
there is death
maveth  (maw'-veth)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
in the pot
ciyr  (seer)
a pot; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook -- caldron, fishhook, pan, (wash-)pot, thorn.
And they could
yakol  (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
not eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
thereof
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So they poured it out for the men to eat. And as they were eating of the stew, they cried out and said, "O man of God, there is death in the pot." And they were unable to eat.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They served some for the men to eat, but when they ate the stew they cried out, "There's death in the pot, man of God!" And they were unable to eat it.

International Standard Version
When they served the men, they began to eat the stew. But they cried out, "That pot of stew is deadly, you man of God!" So they couldn't eat the stew.

NET Bible
The stew was poured out for the men to eat. When they ate some of the stew, they cried out, "Death is in the pot, O prophet!" They could not eat it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They dished out the food for the men to eat. As they were eating the stew, they cried out, "There's death in the pot, man of God!" So they couldn't eat it.

King James 2000 Bible
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 you man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat of it.
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