2 Kings 4:3

NETBible

He said, “Go and ask all your neighbors for empty containers. 1  Get as many as you can. 2 

NIV ©

Elisha said, "Go round and ask all your neighbours for empty jars. Don’t ask for just a few.

NASB ©

Then he said, "Go, borrow vessels at large for yourself from all your neighbors, even empty vessels; do not get a few.

NLT ©

And Elisha said, "Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbors.

MSG ©

"Here's what you do," said Elisha. "Go up and down the street and borrow jugs and bowls from all your neighbors. And not just a few--all you can get.

BBE ©

Then he said, Go out to all your neighbours and get vessels, a very great number of them.

NRSV ©

He said, "Go outside, borrow vessels from all your neighbors, empty vessels and not just a few.

NKJV ©

Then he said, "Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors––empty vessels; do not gather just a few.

KJV
Then he said
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Go
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borrow
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thee vessels
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abroad
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of all thy neighbours
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[even] empty
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vessels
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borrow not a few
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{borrow not...: or, scant not}
NASB ©
Then he said
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, "Go
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, borrow
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vessels
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at large
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for yourself from all
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your neighbors
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,
even
empty
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vessels
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; do not get
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a few
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.
LXXM
kai
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CONJ
eipen {V-AAI-3S} prov
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PREP
authn
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D-ASF
deuro
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ADV
aithson
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V-AAD-2S
sauth
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D-DSF
skeuh
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N-APN
exwyen
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ADV
para
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PREP
pantwn
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A-GPM
twn
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T-GPM
geitonwn
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N-GPM
sou
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P-GS
skeuh
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N-APN
kena
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A-APN
mh
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ADV
oligwshv {V-AAS-2S}
NET [draft] ITL
He said
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, “Go
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and ask
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all
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your neighbors
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for empty
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containers
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. Get as many as you can.
HEBREW
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NETBible

He said, “Go and ask all your neighbors for empty containers. 1  Get as many as you can. 2 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “Go, ask for containers from outside, from all your neighbors, empty containers.”

2 tn Heb “Do not borrow just a few.”