American Standard Version
"Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. "
— 2 Kings 4:3, American Standard Version
“Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.”
“Then he said, "Go, borrow containers from of all your neighbors, even empty containers. Don't borrow just a few.”
“He said,“Go and ask all your neighbors for empty containers. Get as many as you can.”
“And he said to her: Go, borrow of all thy neighbours empty vessels, not a few.”
“Then he said, Go out to all your neighbours and get vessels, a very great number of them.”
“Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.”
Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear Jehovah: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two children to be bondmen.
And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me; what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid hath not anything in the house, save a pot of oil.
Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
And thou shalt go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels; and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons; they brought the vessels to her, and she poured out.
And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.