2 Kings 4
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2 Kings 4:21-37

21And she wentH3318 up and laidH7901 him on the bedH4296 of the manH376 of GodH430, and shutH5462 the door upon him, and wentH3318 out. 22And she calledH7121 unto her husbandH376, and saidH559, SendH7971 me, I pray thee, oneH259 of the servantsH5288, and oneH259 of the asses, that I may runH7323 to the manH376 of GodH430, and come again. 23And he saidH559, Wherefore wilt thou goH1980 to him to-day? it is neither newH2320 moonH2320 nor sabbathH7676. And she saidH559, It shall be well. 24Then she saddledH2280 an ass, and saidH559 to her servantH5288, Drive, and go forward; slacken me not the ridingH7392, except I bid thee. 25So she wentH935, and cameH935 unto the manH376 of GodH430 to mount CarmelH3760.

And it cameH935 to pass, when the manH376 of GodH430 sawH7200 her afar off, that he saidH559 to GehaziH1522 his servantH5288, Behold, yonder is the ShunammiteH7767: 26runH7323, I pray thee, nowH6258 to meet her, and sayH559 unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husbandH376? is it well with the childH3206? And she answered, It is well. 27And when she cameH935 to the manH376 of GodH430 to the hillH2022, she caught holdH2388 of his feetH7272. And GehaziH1522 cameH935 near to thrust her away; but the manH376 of GodH430 saidH559, Let her alone: for her soulH5315 is vexed within her; and Jehovah hath hid it from me, and hath not toldH5046 me. 28Then she saidH559, Did I desire a sonH1121 of my lordH113? did I not sayH559, Do not deceive me? 29Then he saidH559 to GehaziH1522, GirdH2296 up thy loinsH4975, and takeH3947 my staffH4938 in thy handH3027, and go thy way: if thou meet any manH376, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answerH6030 him not again: and lay my staffH4938 upon the faceH6440 of the child. 30And the motherH517 of the child saidH559, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soulH5315 liveth, I will not leaveH5800 thee. And he aroseH6965, and followed her. 31And GehaziH1522 passedH5674 on before them, and laid the staffH4938 upon the faceH6440 of the child; but there was neither voiceH6963, nor hearing. Wherefore he returnedH7725 to meet him, and toldH5046 him, sayingH559, The child is not awaked.

32And when ElishaH477 was comeH935 into the houseH1004, behold, the child was deadH4191, and laidH7901 upon his bedH4296. 33He wentH935 in therefore, and shutH5462 the doorH1817 upon them twain, and prayedH6419 unto Jehovah. 34And he wentH5927 up, and layH7901 upon the childH3206, and putH7760 his mouthH6310 upon his mouthH6310, and his eyesH5869 upon his eyesH5869, and his handsH3709 upon his handsH3709: and he stretched himself upon him; and the fleshH1320 of the childH3206 waxed warmH2552. 35Then he returnedH7725, and walked in the houseH1004 once to and fro; and wentH5927 up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed sevenH7651 timesH6471, and the child openedH6491 his eyesH5869. 36And he calledH7121 GehaziH1522, and saidH559, CallH7121 this ShunammiteH7767. So he calledH7121 her. And when she was comeH935 in unto him, he saidH559, TakeH5375 up thy sonH1121. 37Then she wentH3318 in, and fellH5307 at his feetH7272, and bowedH7812 herself to the groundH776; and she tookH5375 up her sonH1121, and wentH3318 out.

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