Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And he said to her: Go, borrow of all thy neighbours empty vessels, not a few. empty vessels 2 Kings 3:16 Thus saith the Lord: Make the channel of this torrent full of ditches. John 2:7 Jesus saith to them: Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. borrow not a few [heb] scant not 2 Kings 13:18,19 And he said: Take the arrows. And when he had taken them, he said to him: Strike with an arrow upon the ground. And he struck three times, and stood still. . . . Psalm 81:10 For I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. John 16:24 Hitherto, you have not asked any thing in my name. Ask, and you shall receive; that your joy may be full. Context The Widow's Oil…2And Eliseus said to her: What wilt thou have me do for thee? Tell me, what hast thou in thy house? And she answered: I, thy handmaid, have nothing in my house but a little oil, to anoint me. 3And he said to her: Go, borrow of all thy neighbours empty vessels, not a few.4And go in, and shut thy door, when thou art within, and thy sons: and pour out thereof into all those vessels: and when they are full, take them away.… Cross References 2 Kings 4:2 And Eliseus said to her: What wilt thou have me do for thee? Tell me, what hast thou in thy house? And she answered: I, thy handmaid, have nothing in my house but a little oil, to anoint me. 2 Kings 4:4 And go in, and shut thy door, when thou art within, and thy sons: and pour out thereof into all those vessels: and when they are full, take them away. Lexicon “Go,”לְכִ֨י (lə·ḵî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk said [Elisha], וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “borrow שַׁאֲלִי־ (ša·’ă·lî-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand empty רֵקִ֖ים (rê·qîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7386: Empty, worthless jars כֵּלִים֙ (kê·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every your neighbors. שְׁכֵנָ֑יִךְ (šə·ḵê·nā·yiḵ) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7934: A resident, a fellow-citizen Do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 408: Not gather just a few. תַּמְעִֽיטִי׃ (tam·‘î·ṭî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4591: To pare off, lessen, in, to be, small, few Additional Translations “Go,” said Elisha, “borrow empty jars from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few.Then he said, Go, borrow you vessels abroad of all your neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. And he said to her, Go, borrow for thyself vessels without of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. And he said, Go, borrow for thyself vessels abroad from all thy neighbours, empty vessels; let it not be few; Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. Then he said, "Go, borrow containers from of all your neighbors, even empty containers. Don't borrow just a few. And he saith, 'Go, ask for thee vessels from without, from all thy neighbours -- empty vessels -- let them not be few; Jump to Previous Abroad Borrow Elisha Empty Few Great Jars Large Neighbors Neighbours Outside VesselsJump to Next Abroad Borrow Elisha Empty Few Great Jars Large Neighbors Neighbours Outside VesselsExternal Links 2 Kings 4:3 NIV2 Kings 4:3 NLT 2 Kings 4:3 ESV 2 Kings 4:3 NASB 2 Kings 4:3 ASV 2 Kings 4:3 Bible Apps 2 Kings 4:3 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 4:3 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 4:3 French Bible 2 Kings 4:3 German Bible Alphabetical: a all and around ask at borrow do Don't Elisha empty even few for from get Go he jars just large neighbors not said Then vessels your yourself OT History: 2 Kings 4:3 Then he said Go borrow you vessels (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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