King James Version
2 Kings 4:7 in the King James Version says “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 o...” — study this verse from 2 Kings chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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”
2 Kings 4:7 · KJV
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
And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. it fell on a day: Heb. there was a day constrained him: Heb. laid hold on him
And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.
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“and told”
H5046properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to
“the man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“of God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“sell”
H4376to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the oil”
H8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
“and pay”
H7999to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“thou and thy children”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“of the rest”
H3498to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively to leave, cause to abound, preserve
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