2 Kings 4:42
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And there came a man from Baal–shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.”
לֶחֶם
Bread, food, grain. Lechem. Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. There is food for the body and food for the soul.
נָתַן
give it
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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בַּעַל שָׁלִשָׁה
Shalisha
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בַּעַל שָׁלִשָׁה
Baal of Shalishah, Baal-Shalishah, a place in Palestine
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עֶשְׂרִים
twenty
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עֶשְׂרִים
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
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בִּכּוּר
first-fruits
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בִּכּוּר
the first-fruits of the crop
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שְׂעֹרָה
barleys
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שְׂעֹרָה
barley (as villose)
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