Elisha Feeds a Hundred Men
2 Kings 4:42-44
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2 K.4.42 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואיש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בא: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- מבעל: PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg
- שלשה: NUM,m
- ויבא: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
- לאיש: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- האלהים: NOUN,m,sg,def
- לחם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בכורים: NOUN,m,pl,cs
- עשרים: NUM,card,pl
- לחם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- שערים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- וכרמל: CONJ+PN,m,sg,abs
- בצקלנו: PREP+PN,m,sg,abs
- ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- תן: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,sg
- לעם: PREP
- ויאכלו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
Parallels
- Matthew 14:13-21 (thematic): Jesus multiplies five loaves and two fish to feed 5,000—shared motif of a prophet/teacher miraculously providing abundant bread from a small supply, with leftovers.
- Matthew 15:32-39 (thematic): A second feeding miracle (4,000 fed) where loaves and fish are multiplied; parallels in structure and theme of compassionate, supernatural provision for a crowd.
- John 6:1-14 (verbal): John’s account of the feeding of the 5,000 emphasizes loaves, distribution, and the collection of fragments—language and imagery that echo Elisha’s multiplication of bread and the idea of sign-bearing provision.
- Exodus 16:4-18 (thematic): God provides manna—daily bread—from little to sufficient for the whole community; parallels the theme of divine sustenance and communal feeding from limited resources.
- 1 Kings 17:8-16 (allusion): Elijah miraculously preserves the widow’s jar of meal and cruse of oil so she and her son eat—an earlier prophetic instance of God supplying food through a prophet, prefiguring Elisha’s provision.
Alternative generated candidates
- A man came from Baal‑shalisha and brought to the man of God the bread of the firstfruits—twenty loaves of barley and fresh grain in the husk—and said, "Give it to the people, that they may eat."
- A man came from Baal‑shalisha and brought to the man of God bread of the firstfruits—twenty loaves of barley and heads of fresh grain in his sack—and said, “Give to the people that they may eat.”
2 K.4.43 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- משרתו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
- מה: PRON,int
- אתן: VERB,qal,impf,1,sg
- זה: PRON,dem,m,sg
- לפני: PREP
- מאה: NUM,f,sg,abs
- איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- תן: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,sg
- לעם: PREP
- ויאכלו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
- כי: CONJ
- כה: ADV
- אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- אכל: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- והותר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
Parallels
- John 6:1-14 (verbal): Jesus multiplies barley loaves to feed a large crowd; John explicitly notes ‘barley loaves’ and reports that all ate and there were leftovers—close verbal and narrative echoes of Elisha’s feeding.
- Matthew 14:13-21 (thematic): Feeding of the 5,000: a prophet-like figure provides food miraculously for a large crowd from a small supply, the people eat, and baskets of leftovers are collected—same motif of divine provision.
- Matthew 15:32-38 (thematic): Feeding of the 4,000: another gospel multiplication tradition stressing compassion, miraculous increase of bread, universal feeding, and leftovers—parallels the miracle’s purpose and result.
- 1 Kings 17:8-16 (allusion): Elijah’s provision for the widow (jar of meal and cruse of oil not failing) is an earlier prophetic miracle of God-sustained food; Elisha’s feeding recalls and imitates Elijah’s theme of divine provision through a prophet.
- Exodus 16:4-5,12-18 (thematic): Manna narrative: God provides bread from heaven for a whole people in the wilderness so they may eat and have what is necessary (and regulations about gathering); situates Elisha’s meal in Israel’s broader tradition of miraculous communal provision.
Alternative generated candidates
- His servant said, "What, shall I set this before a hundred men?" He said, "Give it to the people, that they may eat; for thus says the LORD: they shall eat and there shall be left over."
- His servant said, “What, shall I set this before a hundred men?” He said, “Give to the people that they may eat; for thus says the LORD: they shall eat and there will be leftovers.”
2 K.4.44 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ויתן: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- לפניהם: PREP,3,m,pl
- ויאכלו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
- ויותרו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
- כדבר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- John 6:11-13 (verbal): Jesus takes loaves, gives them to the crowd, they eat and there are leftovers (twelve baskets) — close verbal and narrative echo of a prophet distributing food with surplus.
- Matthew 14:19-21 (thematic): Feeding of the 5,000: all eat and are satisfied and baskets of fragments remain — parallels the theme of miraculous multiplication and abundant provision by a holy man.
- Mark 8:1-9 (thematic): Feeding of the 4,000: the crowd is fed and seven baskets of leftovers are gathered — another Gospel instance of the same motif of prophet/teacher providing more than enough.
- 1 Kings 17:12-16 (thematic): Elijah and the widow of Zarephath: the jar of flour and jug of oil do not run out — an Old Testament precedent of prophetic miraculous provision meeting communal need.
- Exodus 16:16-18 (allusion): Manna given to Israel with regulated gathering yet divine provision for the whole community — relates to the broader theme of God supplying sustenance miraculously for a people.
Alternative generated candidates
- He set it before them; they ate, and there was some left over, according to the word of the LORD.
- He set it before them; they ate, and there was leftover, according to the word of the LORD.
A man came from Baal‑shalishah and brought to the man of God twenty loaves of the firstfruits—barley loaves—and fresh ears of grain in his sack. He said, 'Give to the people that they may eat.'
His servant said, 'What, shall I set this before a hundred men?' He said, 'Give it to the people that they may eat; for thus says the LORD, "They shall eat and there shall be left over."'
He set it before them; they ate, and there was left over, according to the word of the LORD.