37 She came and fell at his feet, bowing to the ground. (A)Then she picked up her son and went out.

Elisha Purifies the Deadly Stew

38 And Elisha came again to (B)Gilgal when (C)there was a famine in the land. And as (D)the sons of the prophets (E)were sitting before him, he said to his servant, (F)“Set on the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.” 39 One of them went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine and gathered from it his lap full of wild gourds, and came and cut them up into the pot of stew, not knowing what they were.

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37 She came in, fell at his feet and bowed to the ground. Then she took her son and went out.

Death in the Pot

38 Elisha returned to Gilgal(A) and there was a famine(B) in that region. While the company of the prophets was meeting with him, he said to his servant, “Put on the large pot and cook some stew for these prophets.”

39 One of them went out into the fields to gather herbs and found a wild vine and picked as many of its gourds as his garment could hold. When he returned, he cut them up into the pot of stew, though no one knew what they were.

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