New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 4:23-42
23But he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whyמַ֠דּוּעַMa.du.a'H4069are you goingהֹלֶ֤כֶתho.lakh.tiH1980to him todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117?It is neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808newחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320moonH2320norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808Sabbathשַׁבָּ֑תsha.BatH7676.” So she justsaidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “It will befineשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.”
24Then she saddledוַֽתַּחֲבֹשׁ֙va.ta.cha.VoshH2280the donkeyהָֽאָת֔וֹןha.'a.TonH860and saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559to her servantנַעֲרָ֖הּna.'a.RahH5288, “Driveנְהַ֣גne.HagH5090the donkeyand goוָלֵ֑ךְva.LekhH1980on; do not slowH6113downH6113the paceלִרְכֹּ֔בlir.KoH7392for me unlessכִּ֖י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518I tellאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559you.”
25So she wentוַתֵּ֗לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980on and cameוַתָּב֛וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430atMountהַ֣רharH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.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,thatH1975personH1975thereH1975is the Shunammiteהַשּׁוּנַמִּ֥יתha.shu.na.MitH7767.
26Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994runרֽוּץ־rutz-H7323nowעַתָּה֮'a.TahH6258to meetלִקְרָאתָהּ֒lik.ra.TahH7122her and sayוֶאֱמָר־ve.'e.mor-H559to her, ‘Is it goingwellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965for you? Is it goingwellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965for your husbandלְאִישֵׁ֖ךְle.'i.ShekhH376? Is it goingwellהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965for the childלַיָּ֑לֶדlai.Ya.ledH3206?’” Then sheansweredוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “It is goingwellשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.”
27But she cameוַתָּבֹ֞אva.ta.Vo'H935to the manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430at the hillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022and tookH2388holdוַֽתַּחֲזֵ֖קva.ta.cha.ZekH2388of his feetבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272.And Gehaziגֵּֽיחֲזִ֜יgei.cha.ZiH1522cameH5066upH5066to pushH1920her awayH1920,but the manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “LeaveH7503her aloneH7503,for her soulנַפְשָׁ֣הּnaf.ShahH5315isH4843troubledH4843within her; and the Lordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068has concealedהֶעְלִ֣יםhe'.LimH5956itfrom me and has not informedהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046me.”
29Then he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Gehaziלְגֵיחֲזִ֜יle.gei.cha.ZiH1522, “GetH2296H4975readyH2296H4975andtakeוְקַ֨חve.KachH3947my staffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֣יmish.'an.TiH4938in your handבְיָדְךָ֮ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,and goוָלֵךְ֒va.leKhH1980;ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588you meetתִמְצָ֥אtim.Tza'H4672anyoneאִישׁ֙'ishH376, do notgreetתְבָרְכֶ֔נּוּte.va.re.Khe.nuH1288him, and ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588anyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376greetsיְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288you, do not replyתַעֲנֶנּ֑וּta.'a.ne.NuH6030to him. Andlayוְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.TaH7760my staffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֖יmish.'an.TiH4938on the boy’sהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440.”
30The motherאֵ֣ם'emH517of the boyהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “As surely asthe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416and you yourselfנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315liveוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416,I will not leaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800you.” So he gotH6965upH6965and followedוַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃vai.Ye.lekh 'a.cha.Rei.haH1980H310her.
31Then Gehaziוְגֵחֲזִ֞יve.ge.cha.ZiH1522wentH5674onH5674aheadלִפְנֵיהֶ֗םlif.nei.HemH6440of them and laidוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the staffהַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ha.mish.'E.netH4938on the boy’sהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,but thereH369wasH369noH369soundק֖וֹלKolH6963orH369responseקָ֑שֶׁבKa.shevH7182.So he returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to meetלִקְרָאתוֹ֙lik.ra.ToH7122him and informedוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “The boyהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288has not awakenedH7019.”
34Thenhe gotH5927upH5927on the bedand layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901on the childהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,and putוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760his mouthפִּ֨יוpivH6310on his mouthפִּ֜יוpivH6310,his eyesוְעֵינָ֤יוve.'ei.NavH5869on his eyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869,his handsוְכַפָּ֣יוve.kha.PavH3709on his handsכַּפָּ֔יוka.povH3709,and he bentH1457downH1457on him; and the fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of the childהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206becameH2552warmוַיָּ֖חָםvai.Ya.chomH2552.
35Then he returnedוַיָּ֜שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725and walkedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in the houseבַּבַּ֗יִתba.Ba.yitH1004backהֵ֙נָּה֙he.nahH2008and forthהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008onceH259,and wentH5927upH5927andbentH1457downH1457on him; and the boyהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288sneezedוַיְזוֹרֵ֤רvay.zo.RerH2237sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471,then the boyהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288openedוַיִּפְקַ֥חvai.yif.KachH6491his eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.
36And he 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'H935to him, he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “PickH5375upH5375your sonבְנֵֽךְ׃ve.NekhH1121.”
38When Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֞עve.'e.li.Sha'H477returnedשָׁ֤בshavH7725toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֙לָה֙ha.gil.Ga.lahH1537, there wasa famineוְהָרָעָ֣בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776. Asthe sonsוּבְנֵי֙u.ve.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030were sittingיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427in frontלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440of him, he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantלְנַעֲר֗וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288, “Putשְׁפֹת֙she.FotH8239on the largeהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419potהַסִּ֣ירha.SirH5518and boilוּבַשֵּׁ֥לu.va.ShelH1310stewנָזִ֖ידna.ZidH5138for the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.”
39Then oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259wentH3318outH3318into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֮ha.sa.DehH7704to gatherלְלַקֵּ֣טle.la.KetH3950mallowאֹרֹת֒'o.RotH219,and foundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672a wildשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704vineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612and gatheredוַיְלַקֵּ֥טvay.la.KetH3950from it his lapבִגְד֑וֹvig.DoH899fullמְלֹ֣אme.Lo'H4393of wildשָׂדֶ֖הsa.DehH7704gourdsפַּקֻּעֹ֥תpa.ku.'OtH6498;and he cameוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935and slicedוַיְפַלַּ֛חvay.fa.LachH6398them into the potסִ֥ירsirH5518of stewהַנָּזִ֖ידha.na.ZidH5138,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588they did not knowיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045what they were.
40So they pouredוַיִּֽצְק֥וּvai.yitz.KuH3332itoutH3332for the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to eatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398.But as they were eatingכְּאָכְלָ֨םke.'a.khe.LamH398the stewמֵהַנָּזִ֜ידme.ha.na.ZidH5138,they criedH6817outH6817and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “You manH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, there isdeathמָ֤וֶתMa.vetH4194in the potבַּסִּיר֙ba.SirH5518!”And they wereH3201unableוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808H3201to eatלֶאֱכֹֽל׃le.'e.KholH398.
41Then he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Bringוּקְחוּ־u.ke.chu-H3947flourקֶ֔מַחKe.machH7058.”And he threwוַיַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993it into the potהַסִּ֑ירha.SirH5518,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Pourצַ֤קtzakH3332itoutH3332for the peopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971that they may eatוְיֹאכֵ֔לוּve.yo.Khe.luH398.”Then there was nothingוְלֹ֥א דָּבָ֥רve.Lo' da.VarH3808H1697harmfulרָ֖עra'H7451in the potבַּסִּֽיר׃ סba.SirH5518.
42Now a manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376cameבָּ֜אba'H935from Baal-shalishahH1190,and broughtוַיָּבֵא֩vai.ya.Ve'H935the manלְאִ֨ישׁle.'IshH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899of the firstH1061fruitsH1061,twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים־'es.rim-H6242loavesלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֔יםse.'o.RimH8184and freshH3759grainH3759in his sackבְּצִקְלֹנ֑וֹbe.tzik.lo.NoH6861. And Elishasaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Giveתֵּ֥ןtenH5414themto the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971that they may eatוְיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ve.yo.Khe.luH398.”
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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