2 Kings 4:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“Go,” said Elisha, “borrow jars, even empty ones, from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few.

Young's Literal Translation
And he saith, ‘Go, ask for thee vessels from without, from all thy neighbours—empty vessels—let [them] not be few;

King James Bible
Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, [even] empty vessels; borrow not a few.

Hebrew
“Go,”
לְכִ֨י (lə·ḵî)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

said [Elisha],
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“borrow
שַׁאֲלִי־ (ša·’ă·lî-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand

empty
רֵקִ֖ים (rê·qîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7386: Empty, worthless

jars
כֵּלִים֙ (kê·lîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

your neighbors.
שְׁכֵנָ֑יִךְ‪‬ (šə·ḵê·nā·yiḵ)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 7934: A resident, a fellow-citizen

Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

gather just a few.
תַּמְעִֽיטִי׃ (tam·‘î·ṭî)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 4591: To pare off, lessen, in, to be, small, few

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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