2 Kings 4:43 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Kings 4:43 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 4:43 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 4:43 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“His servant said, “What, should I set this before a hundred men?” But he said, “Give it to the people, that they may eat; for Yahweh says, ‘They will eat, and will have some left over.’””
2 Kings 4:43 — World English Bible
2 Kings 4:43 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
2 Kings 4:43 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 4:43 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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;'”
2 Kings 4:43 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 4:43 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And his attendant said, How shall I set this before a hundred men? And he said, Give the people that they may eat; for thus saith Jehovah: They shall eat, and shall have to spare.”
2 Kings 4:43 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 4:43 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And his seruant answered, How shoulde I set this before an hundreth men? He sayd againe, Giue it vnto the people, that they may eate: for thus sayth the Lord, They shall eate, and there shall remaine.”
2 Kings 4:43 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 4:43 in Context — 2 Kings 4
41 Élisée dit: Prenez de la farine. Il en jeta dans le pot, et dit: Sers à ces gens, et qu’ils mangent. Et il n’y avait plus rien de mauvais dans le pot.
42 Un homme arriva de Baal-Schalischa. Il apporta du pain des prémices à l’homme de Dieu, vingt pains d’orge, et des épis nouveaux dans son sac. Élisée dit: Donne à ces gens, et qu’ils mangent.
43 Son serviteur répondit: Comment pourrais-je en donner à cent personnes? Mais Élisée dit: Donne à ces gens, et qu’ils mangent; car ainsi parle l’Éternel: On mangera, et on en aura de reste.
44 Il mit alors les pains devant eux; et ils mangèrent et en eurent de reste, selon la parole de l’Éternel.
What Does 2 Kings 4:43 Mean?
2 Kings 4:43 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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