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אָסוּךְ שָׁמֶן

The Widow's Oil

Nothing in the house but one small jug of oil.

וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ אֱלִישָׁע מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה לָּךְ הַגִּידִי לִי מַה יֶּשׁ לָךְ בַּבָּיִת וַתֹּאמֶר אֵין לְשִׁפְחָתְךָ כֹל בַּבַּיִת כִּי אִם אָסוּךְ שָׁמֶן׃

מלכים ב ד:ב

"Elisha said to her: What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house? She said: Your maidservant has nothing at all in the house, except a jug of oil."

Melachim Beis 4:2

They kept bringing to her, and she kept pouring.

וַתֵּלֶךְ מֵאִתּוֹ וַתִּסְגֹּר הַדֶּלֶת בַּעֲדָהּ וּבְעַד בָּנֶיהָ הֵם מַגִּישִׁים אֵלֶיהָ וְהִיא מוֹצָקֶת׃

מלכים ב ד:ה

"She went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons. They kept bringing to her, and she kept pouring."

Melachim Beis 4:5

There is no other vessel. And the oil stopped.

וַיְהִי כִּמְלֹאת הַכֵּלִים וַתֹּאמֶר אֶל בְּנָהּ הַגִּישָׁה אֵלַי עוֹד כֶּלִי וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ אֵין עוֹד כֶּלִי וַיַּעֲמֹד הַשָּׁמֶן׃

מלכים ב ד:ו

"When the vessels were full, she said to her son: Bring me another vessel. He said to her: There is no other vessel. And the oil stopped."

Melachim Beis 4:6

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