New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Kings 4:21-37
22Then she calledוַתִּקְרָא֮va.tik.Ra'H7121to her husbandאִישָׁהּ֒'i.ShahH376and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994sendשִׁלְחָ֨הshil.ChahH7971me oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259of the servantsהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288and oneוְאַחַ֖תve.'a.ChatH259of the donkeysהָאֲתֹנ֑וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860,that I may runוְאָר֛וּצָהve.'a.Ru.tzahH7323to the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and returnוְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725.”
23He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whyמַ֠דּוּעַMa.du.a'H4069will you goהֹלֶ֤כֶתho.lakh.tiH1980to him todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117?It is neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808newחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320moonH2320norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808sabbathשַׁבָּ֑תsha.BatH7676.”And she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “It will bewellשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.”
24Then she saddledוַֽתַּחֲבֹשׁ֙va.ta.cha.VoshH2280a donkeyהָֽאָת֔וֹןha.'a.TonH860and saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559to her servantנַעֲרָ֖הּna.'a.RahH5288, “Driveנְהַ֣גne.HagH5090and goוָלֵ֑ךְva.LekhH1980forward; do not slowH6113downH6113the paceלִרְכֹּ֔בlir.KoH7392for me unlessכִּ֖י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518I tellאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559you.”
25So she wentוַתֵּ֗לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980and cameוַתָּב֛וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430toMountהַ֣רharH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760.When the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430sawכִּרְא֨וֹתkir.'otH7200her at a distanceמִנֶּ֔גֶדmi.Ne.gedH4480H5048,he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֣יgei.cha.ZiH1522his servantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288, “Beholdהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009,thereהַלָּֽז׃ha.LazH1975is the Shunammiteהַשּׁוּנַמִּ֥יתha.shu.na.MitH7767.
26Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994runרֽוּץ־rutz-H7323nowעַתָּה֮'a.TahH6258to meetלִקְרָאתָהּ֒lik.ra.TahH7122her and sayוֶאֱמָר־ve.'e.mor-H559to her, ‘Is it wellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with you? Is it wellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with your husbandלְאִישֵׁ֖ךְle.'i.ShekhH376?Is it wellהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with the childלַיָּ֑לֶדlai.Ya.ledH3206?’” And sheansweredוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “It is wellשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.”
27When she cameוַתָּבֹ֞אva.ta.Vo'H935to the manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430to the hillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,she caughtH2388holdוַֽתַּחֲזֵ֖קva.ta.cha.ZekH2388of his feetבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272.And Gehaziגֵּֽיחֲזִ֜יgei.cha.ZiH1522cameH5066nearH5066to pushH1920her awayH1920;but the manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “LetH7503her aloneH7503,for her soulנַפְשָׁ֣הּnaf.ShahH5315istroubledמָֽרָה־ma.rah-H4843within her; and the Lordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068has hiddenהֶעְלִ֣יםhe'.LimH5956it from me and has not toldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046me.”
29Then he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Gehaziלְגֵיחֲזִ֜יle.gei.cha.ZiH1522, “Girdחֲגֹ֣רcha.GorH2296up your loinsמָתְנֶ֗יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975andtakeוְקַ֨חve.KachH3947my staffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֣יmish.'an.TiH4938in your handבְיָדְךָ֮ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,and goוָלֵךְ֒va.leKhH1980your way; ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588you meetתִמְצָ֥אtim.Tza'H4672anyH376manH376, do notsaluteתְבָרְכֶ֔נּוּte.va.re.Khe.nuH1288him, and ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588anyoneH376salutesיְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288you, do not answerתַעֲנֶנּ֑וּta.'a.ne.NuH6030him; andlayוְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.TaH7760my staffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֖יmish.'an.TiH4938on the lad’sהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440.”
30The motherאֵ֣ם'emH517of the ladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “As the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416and as you yourselfנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315liveוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416,I will not leaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800you.” And he aroseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and followedוַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃vai.Ye.lekh 'a.cha.Rei.haH1980H310her.
31Then Gehaziוְגֵחֲזִ֞יve.ge.cha.ZiH1522passedעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674on beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֗םlif.nei.HemH6440them and laidוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the staffהַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ha.mish.'E.netH4938on the lad’sהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,but thereH369was noH369soundק֖וֹלKolH6963orH369responseקָ֑שֶׁבKa.shevH7182.So he returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to meetלִקְרָאתוֹ֙lik.ra.ToH7122him and toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him, “The ladהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288has not awakenedH7019.”
34Andhe wentוַיַּ֜עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up and layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901on the childהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,and putוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760his mouthפִּ֨יוpivH6310on his mouthפִּ֜יוpivH6310and his eyesוְעֵינָ֤יוve.'ei.NavH5869on his eyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869and his handsוְכַפָּ֣יוve.kha.PavH3709on his handsכַּפָּ֔יוka.povH3709,and he stretchedוַיִּגְהַ֖רvai.yig.HarH1457himself on him; and the fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of the childהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206becameH2552warmוַיָּ֖חָםvai.Ya.chomH2552.
35Then he returnedוַיָּ֜שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725and walkedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in the houseבַּבַּ֗יִתba.Ba.yitH1004onceH259backהֵ֙נָּה֙he.nahH2008and forthהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008,and wentוַיַּ֖עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up andstretchedוַיִּגְהַ֣רvai.yig.HarH1457himself on him; and the ladהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288sneezedוַיְזוֹרֵ֤רvay.zo.RerH2237sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471and the ladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288openedוַיִּפְקַ֥חvai.yif.KachH6491his eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.
36He calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiH1522and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Callקְרָא֙ke.Ra'H7121thisH2088Shunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּ֣יתha.shu.na.MitH7767.”So he calledוַיִּקְרָאֶ֖הָvai.yik.ra.'E.haH7121her. And when she cameוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935in to him, he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Takeשְׂאִ֥יse.'IH5375up your sonבְנֵֽךְ׃ve.NekhH1121.”
Commentaries on 2 Kings 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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