2 Kings 4:39
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
One of them went out to the field to gather herbs, and he found a wild vine from which he gathered as many wild gourds as his garment could hold. Then he came back and cut them up into the pot of stew, though no one knew what they were.

Young's Literal Translation
And one goeth out unto the field to gather herbs, and findeth a vine of the field, and gathereth of it gourds of the field—the fulness of his garment—and cometh in and splitteth [them] into the pot of pottage, for they knew [them] not;

King James Bible
And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred [them] into the pot of pottage: for they knew [them] not.

Hebrew
One [of them]
אֶחָ֣ד (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

went out
וַיֵּצֵ֨א (way·yê·ṣê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the field
הַשָּׂדֶה֮ (haś·śā·ḏeh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7704: Field, land

to gather
לְלַקֵּ֣ט (lə·laq·qêṭ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3950: To pick up, to gather, to glean

herbs,
אֹרֹת֒ (’ō·rōṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 219: Luminousness, prosperity, a plant

and he found
וַיִּמְצָא֙ (way·yim·ṣā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

a wild
שָׂדֶ֔ה (śā·ḏeh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7704: Field, land

vine
גֶּ֣פֶן (ge·p̄en)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 1612: A vine, the grape

from
מִמֶּ֛נּוּ (mim·men·nū)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

which he gathered
וַיְלַקֵּ֥ט (way·laq·qêṭ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3950: To pick up, to gather, to glean

as many wild
שָׂדֶ֖ה (śā·ḏeh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7704: Field, land

gourds
פַּקֻּעֹ֥ת (paq·qu·‘ōṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 6498: The wild cucumber

as his garment [could hold.
בִגְד֑וֹ (ḇiḡ·ḏōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage

Then he came back
וַיָּבֹ֗א (way·yā·ḇō)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

and cut them up
וַיְפַלַּ֛ח (way·p̄al·laḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6398: To slice, break open, pierce

into
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the pot
סִ֥יר (sîr)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 5518: A pot, a thorn, a hook

of stew,
הַנָּזִ֖יד (han·nā·zîḏ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5138: Something sodden or boiled, pottage

though
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

no one
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

knew [what they were].
יָדָֽעוּ׃ (yā·ḏā·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3045: To know

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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