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2 Kings 4:6

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4 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.

5 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.

7 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.

8 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.

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BSB
When all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another.” But he replied, “There are no more jars.” Then the oil stopped flowing.
KJV
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.
WEB
When the containers were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another container.” He said to her, “There isn’t another container.” Then the oil stopped flowing.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And it came to pass when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said to her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.
BLB
And it came to pass when the vessels were full that she said to her son, “Bring to me another vessel.” And he said to her, “[There is] not another vessel.” And the oil stood.
ÅB
Og da karene var fulle, sa hun til sin sønn: Bær enda et kar fram til meg! Men han svarte: Det er ikke flere kar. Da stanset oljen.
OTB
Da beholderne var fulle, sa hun til sin sønn, "Bring meg en annen beholder." Men han sa til henne, "Det er ikke en til." Da stoppet oljen.
B1930
Og da karene var fulle, sa hun til sin sønn: Bær ennu et kar frem til mig! Men han svarte: Det er ikke flere kar. Da stanset oljen.

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  • Matthew 14:20

    And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

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  • 2 Kings 13:19

    And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.

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  • 2 Chronicles 6:12–13

    And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:

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  • Matthew 13:58

    And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

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  • 1 Kings 17:14

    For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.

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  • Luke 6:19

    And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.

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  • Matthew 15:37

    And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.

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  • John 6:12

    When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

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