2 Kings 4:42
A man from Baal Shalishah came, and brought the man of God some bread of the first fruits: twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. Elisha said, “Give to the people, that they may eat.”This verse in the real world
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- בַּעַל שָׁלִשָׁהBaʻal ShâlishâhBaal of Shalishah, Baal-Shalishah, a place in Palestine
- צִקְלֹןtsiqlôna sack (as tied at the mouth)
- כַּרְמֶלkarmela planted field (garden, orchard, vineyard or park); by implication, garden produce
- בִּכּוּרbikkûwrthe first-fruits of the crop
- שְׂעֹרָהsᵉʻôrâhbarley (as villose)
- לֶחֶםlechemfood (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- עֶשְׂרִיםʻesrîymtwenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
- אָכַלʼâkalto eat (literally or figuratively)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
1Sa 9:7, Jhn 6:9, Jhn 6:13, Mat 14:16–21, 2Ki 7:1, 1Sa 9:4, Mat 15:32–38, 2Ki 4:38