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2 Kings 6:6

And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.

KJV

Dixit autem homo Dei : Ubi cecidit ? At ille monstravit ei locum. Præcidit ergo lignum, et misit illuc : natavitque ferrum,

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἄνθρωπος τοῦ θεοῦ Ποῦ ἔπεσεν; καὶ ἔδειξεν αὐτῷ τὸν τόπον· καὶ ἀπέκνισεν ξύλον καὶ ἔρριψεν ἐκεῖ, καὶ ἐπεπόλασεν τὸ σιδήριον.

LXX

And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and made the iron to swim.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר אִישׁ הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים אָ֣נָה נָפָ֑ל וַ/יַּרְאֵ֨/הוּ֙ אֶת הַ/מָּק֔וֹם וַ/יִּקְצָב עֵץ֙ וַ/יַּשְׁלֶךְ שָׁ֔מָּ/ה וַ/יָּ֖צֶף הַ/בַּרְזֶֽל

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אָ֣נָה
'nh
adverb · 43×
בַּרְזֶל֙
brzl
noun · 76×
ה
h
adverb · 827×
הוּ
hv
verb · 125×
וֹ
v
noun · 398×
יִּפֹּ֥ל
ypl
verb · 434×
יִּקְצָב
yqtsb
verb · 2×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
יָּ֖צֶף
ytsp
verb · 3×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
עֵ֣ץ
'ts
noun · 324×

Miracle

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

There is but one Lord and one God, the Father and Creator of all things, who has loved us in Christ, given us commandments, and remitted our sins; whose Son and Word Christ proved Himself to be, when He forgave our sins. 1. Now this being is the Creator (Demiurgus), who is, in respect of His love, the Father; but in respect of His power, He is Lord; and in respect of His wisdom…

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 2:21 — And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.
  • 2Kgs 2:21 — And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.
  • 2Kgs 4:41 — But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.
  • Exod 15:25 — And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved t
  • Mark 8:23 — And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.