Revised Literal Translation
2 Kings 4:23-42
24Then she saddledוַֽתַּחֲבֹשׁ֙va.ta.cha.VoshH2280a donkeyהָֽאָת֔וֹןha.'a.TonH860,and saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559to her servantנַעֲרָ֖הּna.'a.RahH5288,Driveנְהַ֣גne.HagH5090,and go forwardH3212;slackתַּעֲצָר־ta.'a.tzor-H6113not thyridingלִרְכֹּ֔בlir.KoH7392for me, except I bidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559thee.
25So she wentH3212and cameוַתָּב֛וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935unto the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to mountהַ֣רharH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760.And it came to pass, when the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saw her afar offכִּרְא֨וֹתkir.'otH7200,that he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֣יgei.cha.ZiH1522his servantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288, Behold, yonder isthatהַלָּֽז׃ha.LazH1975Shunammiteהַשּׁוּנַמִּ֥יתha.shu.na.MitH7767:
26Runרֽוּץ־rutz-H7323now, I pray thee, to meetH7125her, and sayוֶאֱמָר־ve.'e.mor-H559unto her, Is itwellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with thee? is itwellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with thy husbandלְאִישֵׁ֖ךְle.'i.ShekhH376? is itwellהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with the childלַיָּ֑לֶדlai.Ya.ledH3206?And she answeredוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, It iswellשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.
27And when she cameוַתָּבֹ֞אva.ta.Vo'H935to the manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430to the hillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,she caughtוַֽתַּחֲזֵ֖קva.ta.cha.ZekH2388him by the feetבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272:but Gehaziגֵּֽיחֲזִ֜יgei.cha.ZiH1522came nearוַיִּגַּ֨שׁvai.yi.GashH5066to thrust her awayלְהָדְפָ֗הּle.ha.de.FahH1920.And the manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,Let her aloneהַרְפֵּֽה־har.peh-H7503;for her soulנַפְשָׁ֣הּnaf.ShahH5315isvexedמָֽרָה־ma.rah-H4843within her: and Yhwhוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068hath hidהֶעְלִ֣יםhe'.LimH5956itfrom me, and hath not toldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046me.
29Then he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Gehaziלְגֵיחֲזִ֜יle.gei.cha.ZiH1522,Gird upחֲגֹ֣רcha.GorH2296thy loinsמָתְנֶ֗יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975,and takeוְקַ֨חve.KachH3947my staffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֣יmish.'an.TiH4938in thine handבְיָדְךָ֮ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,and go thy wayH3212:if thou meetתִמְצָ֥אtim.Tza'H4672any manאִישׁ֙'ishH376,saluteתְבָרְכֶ֔נּוּte.va.re.Khe.nuH1288him not; and if anyאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376saluteיְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee, answer him not againתַעֲנֶנּ֑וּta.'a.ne.NuH6030:and layוְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.TaH7760my staffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֖יmish.'an.TiH4938upon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the childהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288.
30And the motherאֵ֣ם'emH517of the childהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, AsYhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, and asthy soulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315livethוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416,I will not leaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800thee. And he aroseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and followedאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃'a.cha.Rei.haH310H3212her.
31And Gehaziוְגֵחֲזִ֞יve.ge.cha.ZiH1522passed onעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֗םlif.nei.HemH6440them, and laidוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the staffהַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ha.mish.'E.netH4938upon the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the childהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288; but there wasneither voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963,nor hearingקָ֑שֶׁבKa.shevH7182.Wherefore he went againוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to meetH7125him, and toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,The childהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288is not awakedהֵקִ֖יץhe.KitzH6974.
34And he went upוַיַּ֜עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927,and layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901upon the childהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,and putוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760his mouthפִּ֨יוpivH6310upon his mouthפִּ֜יוpivH6310,and his eyesוְעֵינָ֤יוve.'ei.NavH5869upon his eyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869,and his handsוְכַפָּ֣יוve.kha.PavH3709upon his handsכַּפָּ֔יוka.povH3709:and he stretchedוַיִּגְהַ֖רvai.yig.HarH1457himself upon the child; and the fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of the childהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206waxed warmוַיָּ֖חָםvai.Ya.chomH2552.
35Then he returnedוַיָּ֜שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725,and walkedH3212in the houseבַּבַּ֗יִתba.Ba.yitH1004toאַחַ֥ת הֵ֙נָּה֙'a.Chat he.nahH2008H259and froוְאַחַ֣ת הֵ֔נָּהve.'a.Chat He.nahH2008H259;and went upוַיַּ֖עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927,and stretchedוַיִּגְהַ֣רvai.yig.HarH1457himself upon him: and the childהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288sneezedוַיְזוֹרֵ֤רvay.zo.RerH2237sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471,and the childהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288openedוַיִּפְקַ֥חvai.yif.KachH6491his eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.
36And he calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiH1522,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Callקְרָא֙ke.Ra'H7121this Shunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּ֣יתha.shu.na.MitH7767.So he calledוַיִּקְרָאֶ֖הָvai.yik.ra.'E.haH7121her. And when she was come inוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935unto him, he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Take upשְׂאִ֥יse.'IH5375thy sonבְנֵֽךְ׃ve.NekhH1121.
38And Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֞עve.'e.li.Sha'H477came againשָׁ֤בshavH7725to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֙לָה֙ha.gil.Ga.lahH1537: and there wasa dearthוְהָרָעָ֣בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776;and the sonsוּבְנֵי֙u.ve.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030weresittingיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him: and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his servantלְנַעֲר֗וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,Setשְׁפֹת֙she.FotH8239on the greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419potהַסִּ֣ירha.SirH5518,and seetheוּבַשֵּׁ֥לu.va.ShelH1310pottageנָזִ֖ידna.ZidH5138for the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.
39And oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259went outוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֮ha.sa.DehH7704to gatherלְלַקֵּ֣טle.la.KetH3950herbsאֹרֹת֒'o.RotH219,and foundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672a wildשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704vineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612,and gatheredוַיְלַקֵּ֥טvay.la.KetH3950thereof wildשָׂדֶ֖הsa.DehH7704gourdsפַּקֻּעֹ֥תpa.ku.'OtH6498his lapבִגְד֑וֹvig.DoH899fullמְלֹ֣אme.Lo'H4393,and cameוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935and shredוַיְפַלַּ֛חvay.fa.LachH6398theminto the potסִ֥ירsirH5518of pottageהַנָּזִ֖ידha.na.ZidH5138:for they knewיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045them not.
40So they poured outוַיִּֽצְק֥וּvai.yitz.KuH3332for the menלַאֲנָשִׁ֖יםla.'a.na.ShimH582to eatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398.And it came to pass, as they were eatingכְּאָכְלָ֨םke.'a.khe.LamH398of the pottageמֵהַנָּזִ֜ידme.ha.na.ZidH5138,that they cried outצָעָ֗קוּtza.'A.kuH6817,and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, O thoumanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, there isdeathמָ֤וֶתMa.vetH4194in the potבַּסִּיר֙ba.SirH5518.And they couldיָכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201not eatלֶאֱכֹֽל׃le.'e.KholH398thereof.
41But he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Then bringוּקְחוּ־u.ke.chu-H3947mealקֶ֔מַחKe.machH7058.And he castוַיַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993itinto the potהַסִּ֑ירha.SirH5518;and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Pour outצַ֤קtzakH3332for the peopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971,that they may eatוְיֹאכֵ֔לוּve.yo.Khe.luH398.And there was no harmדָּבָ֥ר רָ֖עda.Var ra'H7451H1697in the potבַּסִּֽיר׃ סba.SirH5518.
42And there cameבָּ֜אba'H935a manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376from Baal–shalishaH1190,and broughtוַיָּבֵא֩vai.ya.Ve'H935the manלְאִ֨ישׁle.'IshH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899of the firstfruitsבִּכּוּרִים֙bi.ku.RimH1061,twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים־'es.rim-H6242loavesלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֔יםse.'o.RimH8184,and full heads of grainוְכַרְמֶ֖לve.khar.MelH3759in the huskבְּצִקְלֹנ֑וֹbe.tzik.lo.NoH6861thereof. And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Giveתֵּ֥ןtenH5414unto the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971,that 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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