4:39a One of them went out to the field to gather herbs,

One of the prophets went into the open country to gather herbs ⌊for the stew⌋ .

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One of the prophets went to pick some ⌊savory/flavorful⌋ leaves/greens out in the countryside.

4:39b and he found a wild vine

He found a vine ⌊growing⌋ wild there.

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⌊There⌋ he saw a wild/native vine ⌊bearing/with hard-skinned fruit⌋ .

4:39c from which he gathered as many wild gourds as his garment could hold.

He picked many of its gourds and filled ⌊the folds of⌋ his robe with them.

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He gathered/put in ⌊the folds of⌋ his robe/clothes as much of the fruit of that plant as he could carry .

4:39d Then he came back and cut them up into the pot of stew,

He went back ⌊to the other prophets⌋ . Then he sliced the gourds and put them into the pot of stew.

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He carried them back, chopped them up, and added them to the soup.

4:39e though no one knew what they were.

None of them knew what they ⌊actually/really⌋ were.

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Nobody ⌊there⌋ realized/recognized what ⌊kind of vegetable/fruit⌋ they were.

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