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2 Kings 4:42

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¶ And there came a man from Baal-shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.
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  1. 1 Samuel 9:7Rank 1 from verse 42
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    7Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?

  2. John 6:13Rank 2 from verse 42
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    13Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.

  3. John 6:9Rank 3 from verse 42
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    9There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

  4. Matthew 14:16–21Rank 4 from verse 42
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    16But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.

    17And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

    18He said, Bring them hither to me.

    19And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

    20And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

    21And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

  5. 1 Samuel 9:4Rank 5 from verse 42
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    4And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.

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2 Kings 4:42

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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twenty

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The number equal to two tens, following nineteen and preceding twenty-one.

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loaves

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Portions or shaped masses of bread baked as separate units.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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ears

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Plural form of ear. Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.

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corn

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1. Grain or cereal produce, whether growing or gathered, and the plants bearing it. 2. A single grain or seed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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husk

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The external covering of certain fruits, seeds, or grain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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eat

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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

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41But 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.

42¶ And there came a man from Baal-shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.

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43And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the Lord, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

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