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Berean Standard Bible

“One of them went out to the field to gather herbs, and he found a wild vine from which he gathered as many wild gourds as his garment could hold. Then he came back and cut them up into the pot of stew, though no one knew what they were.”

2 Kings 4:39

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

One of them went out to the field to gather herbs, and he found a wild vine from which he gathered as many wild gourds as his garment could hold. Then he came back and cut them up into the pot of stew, though no one knew what they were.

World English Bible (WEB)

One went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered a lap full of wild gourds from it, and came and cut them up into the pot of stew; for they didn’t recognize them.

King James Version (KJV)

And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage; for they knew them not.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And one went out into the field to get green plants and saw a vine of the field, and pulling off the fruit of it till the fold of his robe was full, he came back and put the fruit, cut up small, into the pot of soup, having no idea what it was.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y salió uno al campo á coger hierbas, y halló una como parra montés, y cogió de ella una faldada de calabazas silvestres: y volvió, y cortólas en la olla del potaje: porque no sabía lo que era.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Uno de los jóvenes fue al campo a buscar verduras y regresó con algunas calabazas silvestres, las partió y las puso en una olla, sin saber que eran venenosas.

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