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And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.
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Verse 38 is found in chapter 4 of 2 Kings. During a time of famine, Elisha again encounters the sons of the prophets. A pot of food becomes contaminated, but the prophet intervenes and the food becomes safe. Immediately afterward, twenty barley loaves are used to feed one hundred men, and food remains according to the word of the Lord. Both scenes connect prophetic ministry with preserving life amid scarcity. The second anticipates a motif that will reappear later in biblical tradition: God can multiply apparently insufficient resources to feed a much larger community.
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Compare 2 Kings 4:38 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
Deutsch · L1912 Da aber Elisa wieder gen Gilgal kam, ward Teuerung im Lande, und die Kinder der Propheten wohnten vor ihm. Und er sprach zu seinem Diener: Setze zu einen großen Topf und koche ein Gemüse für die Kinder der Propheten!
Español · RVR1909 Y Eliseo se volvió a Gilgal. Había entonces grande hambre en la tierra. Y los hijos de los profetas estaban con él, por lo que dijo a su criado: Pon una grande olla, y haz potaje para los hijos de los profetas.
Español · NTBT Eliseo regresó a Gilgal cuando había hambre en el país. Los hijos de los profetas estaban sentados ante él, y dijo a su criado: «Pon la olla grande al fuego y prepara un guiso para los hijos de los profetas».
Français · LSG Elisée revint à Guilgal, et il y avait une famine dans le pays. Comme les fils des prophètes étaient assis devant lui, il dit à son serviteur: Mets le grand pot, et fais cuire un potage pour les fils des prophètes.
Italiano · DIO1885 Ed Eliseo se ne ritornò in Ghilgal. Or vi era fame nel paese; ed i figliuoli dei profeti sedevano davanti a lui; ed egli disse al suo servitore: Metti la gran caldaia al fuoco, e cuoci della minestra ai figliuoli de’ profeti.
Português · ARC E, voltando Eliseu a Gilgal, havia fome naquela terra, e os filhos dos profetas estavam assentados na sua presença; e disse ao seu servo: Põe a panela grande ao lume, e faze um caldo de ervas para os filhos dos profetas.
中文 · RCUV 以利沙 回到 吉甲 ，那地正有饑荒。先知的門徒坐在他面前，他吩咐僕人說：「你把大鍋放在火上，給先知的門徒熬湯。」
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