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2 Kings 8:1

Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.

KJV

Eliseus autem locutus est ad mulierem cujus vivere fecerat filium, dicens : Surge, vade tu et domus tua, et peregrinare ubicumque repereris : vocavit enim Dominus famem, et veniet super terram septem annis.

Vulgate

Καὶ Ἐλεισαῖε ἐλάλησεν πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα ἧς ἐζωπύρησεν τὸν υἱὸν λέγων Ἀνάστηθι καὶ δεῦρο σὺ καὶ ὁ οἶκός σου καὶ παροίκει οὗ ἐὰν παροικήσῃς, ὅτι κέκληκεν Κύριος λιμὸν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ γε ἦλθεν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἑπτὰ ἔτη.

LXX

Now Elisha had spoken unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thy household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for Jehovah hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.

ASV

וֶ/אֱלִישָׁ֡ע דִּבֶּ֣ר אֶל הָ/אִשָּׁה֩ אֲשֶׁר הֶחֱיָ֨ה אֶת בְּנָ֜/הּ לֵ/אמֹ֗ר ק֤וּמִי וּ/לְכִי֙ אתי אַ֣תְּ וּ/בֵיתֵ֔/ךְ וְ/ג֖וּרִי בַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר תָּג֑וּרִי כִּֽי קָרָ֤א יְהוָה֙ לָֽ/רָעָ֔ב וְ/גַם בָּ֥א אֶל הָ/אָ֖רֶץ שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִֽים

Hebrew

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In this verse

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In the original Hebrew

23 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֱלִישָׁ֔ע
'lysh'
proper_noun · 58×
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
גַּם
gm
adverb · 764×
גָּ֣ר
gr
verb · 98×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
יָּ֣קָם
yqm
verb · 626×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
נִי
ny
verb · 264×
רָעָ֖ב
r'b
noun · 101×
שִׁבְעַ֥ת
shb't
adjective · 393×
שָׁנָ֔ה
shnh
verb · 877×

Historic Christian voices

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

Covers the ministry of Elisha, the dynasty of Jehu, the reigns of the kings of Israel and Judah, the prophets Jonah and Isaiah, and the fall of Samaria to the Assyrians in 722 BC. Josephus preserves traditions about Jonah and the Ninevites that supplement the biblical book.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 17:1 — And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my w
  • 1Kgs 18:2 — And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
  • 2Chr 6:28 — If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillers; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoe
  • 2Kgs 4:18 — And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.
  • 2Kgs 4:31 — And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not a
  • 2Kgs 4:35 — Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
  • 2Kgs 4:38 — And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for th
  • Gen 12:10 — And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
  • Gen 41:27 — And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
  • Gen 41:27 — And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
  • Hag 1:11 — And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon catt
  • Hag 1:11 — And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon catt
  • Lev 26:26 — And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.
  • Luke 4:25 — But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
  • Ps 105:16 — Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
  • Ps 105:16 — Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
  • Ruth 1:1 — Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two so
  • Ruth 1:1 — Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two so