King James Version
2 Kings 4:5 in the King James Version says “So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.” — study this verse from 2 Kings chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.”
2 Kings 4:5 · KJV
Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. borrow not: or, scant not
And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.
Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest. debt: or, creditor
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“upon her and upon”
H1157in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc
“upon her and upon”
H1157in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc
“her sons”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“brought”
H5066to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causati
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“the vessels to her and she poured out”
H3332properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard
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