4:40a And they poured it out for the men to eat,

The stew was poured ⌊into bowls⌋ for the men ⌊to eat⌋ .

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⌊After cooking⌋ the soup, they served some to ⌊each of⌋ the prophets.

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Each of the prophets received some of the stew/soup to eat.

4:40b but when they tasted the stew

But when they started eating it,

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But as soon as they tasted it

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But at the first taste/bite/mouthful

4:40c they cried out, “There is death in the pot, O man of God!”

they called out, “Man of God, this pot of stew tastes like a deadly poison!”

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they shouted, “Prophet, the stew in ⌊that⌋ pot will kill ⌊us (incl.) ⌋ !”

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they shouted to Elisha that the food in the pot was going to kill/poison them.

4:40d And they could not eat it.

And they were unable to eat the stew/soup.

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They refused to eat any more.

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They said, “We (incl.) cannot eat that ⌊poisonous stuff⌋ !”

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