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2 Kings 4:21-37
22And shecalledוַתִּקְרָא֮va.tik.Ra'H7121to herhusbandאִישָׁהּ֒'i.ShahH376, andsaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,Sendשִׁלְחָ֨הshil.ChahH7971me, I pray thee,oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259of the youngmenהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288, andoneוְאַחַ֖תve.'a.ChatH259of thedonkeysהָאֲתֹנ֑וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860, that I mayrunוְאָר֛וּצָהve.'a.Ru.tzahH7323to themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and comeagainוְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725.
24Then shesaddledוַֽתַּחֲבֹשׁ֙va.ta.cha.VoshH2280adonkeyהָֽאָת֔וֹןha.'a.TonH860, andsaidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559to herservantנַעֲרָ֖הּna.'a.RahH5288,Driveנְהַ֣גne.HagH5090, and goforwardH3212;slackתַּעֲצָר־ta.'a.tzor-H6113not thyridingלִרְכֹּ֔בlir.KoH7392for me, except Ibidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559thee.
25So shewentH3212andcameוַתָּב֛וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430tomountהַ֣רharH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760. And it came to pass, when themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saw her afaroffכִּרְא֨וֹתkir.'otH7200, that hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toGehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֣יgei.cha.ZiH1522hisservantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288, Behold, yonder isthatהַלָּֽז׃ha.LazH1975Shunammiteהַשּׁוּנַמִּ֥יתha.shu.na.MitH7767:
26Runרֽוּץ־rutz-H7323now, I pray thee, tomeetH7125her, andsayוֶאֱמָר־ve.'e.mor-H559to her, Is itwellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with thee? is itwellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with thyhusbandלְאִישֵׁ֖ךְle.'i.ShekhH376? is itwellהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with thechildלַיָּ֑לֶדlai.Ya.ledH3206? And sheansweredוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, It iswellשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.
27And when shecameוַתָּבֹ֞אva.ta.Vo'H935to themanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430to thehillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022, shecaughtוַֽתַּחֲזֵ֖קva.ta.cha.ZekH2388him by thefeetבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272: butGehaziגֵּֽיחֲזִ֜יgei.cha.ZiH1522camenearוַיִּגַּ֨שׁvai.yi.GashH5066to thrust herawayלְהָדְפָ֗הּle.ha.de.FahH1920. And themanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, Let heraloneהַרְפֵּֽה־har.peh-H7503; for hersoulנַפְשָׁ֣הּnaf.ShahH5315issorrowfulמָֽרָה־ma.rah-H4843within her: and theLORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068hathhidהֶעְלִ֣יםhe'.LimH5956it from me, and hath nottoldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046me.
29Then hesaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toGehaziלְגֵיחֲזִ֜יle.gei.cha.ZiH1522, Girdupחֲגֹ֣רcha.GorH2296thyloinsמָתְנֶ֗יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975, andtakeוְקַ֨חve.KachH3947mystaffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֣יmish.'an.TiH4938in thyhandבְיָדְךָ֮ve.ya.de.KhaH3027, and go thywayH3212: and if thou shaltmeetתִמְצָ֥אtim.Tza'H4672anymanאִישׁ֙'ishH376,greetתְבָרְכֶ֔נּוּte.va.re.Khe.nuH1288him not; and ifanyאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376shallgreetיְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee, answer him notagainתַעֲנֶנּ֑וּta.'a.ne.NuH6030: andlayוְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.TaH7760mystaffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֖יmish.'an.TiH4938upon thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of thechildהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288.
30And themotherאֵ֣ם'emH517of thechildהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, and as thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315livethוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416, I will notleaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800thee. And hearoseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andfollowedאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃'a.cha.Rei.haH3212H310her.
31AndGehaziוְגֵחֲזִ֞יve.ge.cha.ZiH1522passedonעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֗םlif.nei.HemH6440them, andlaidוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760thestaffהַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ha.mish.'E.netH4938upon thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of thechildהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288; but there was neithervoiceק֖וֹלKolH6963, norhearingקָ֑שֶׁבKa.shevH7182. Therefore he wentagainוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725tomeetH7125him, andtoldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thechildהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288is notawakenedהֵקִ֖יץhe.KitzH6974.
34And he wentupוַיַּ֜עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927, andlayוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901upon thechildהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206, andputוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760hismouthפִּ֨יוpivH6310upon hismouthפִּ֜יוpivH6310, and hiseyesוְעֵינָ֤יוve.'ei.NavH5869upon hiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869, and hishandsוְכַפָּ֣יוve.kha.PavH3709upon hishandsכַּפָּ֔יוka.povH3709: and hestretchedוַיִּגְהַ֖רvai.yig.HarH1457himself upon the child; and thefleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of thechildהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206becamewarmוַיָּ֖חָםvai.Ya.chomH2552.
35Then hereturnedוַיָּ֜שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725, andwalkedH3212in thehouseבַּבַּ֗יִתba.Ba.yitH1004toאַחַ֥ת הֵ֙נָּה֙'a.Chat he.nahH259H2008andfroוְאַחַ֣ת הֵ֔נָּהve.'a.Chat He.nahH259H2008; and wentupוַיַּ֖עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927, andstretchedוַיִּגְהַ֣רvai.yig.HarH1457himself upon him: and thechildהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288sneezedוַיְזוֹרֵ֤רvay.zo.RerH2237sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471, and thechildהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288openedוַיִּפְקַ֥חvai.yif.KachH6491hiseyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.
36And hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiH1522, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Callקְרָא֙ke.Ra'H7121thisShunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּ֣יתha.shu.na.MitH7767. So hecalledוַיִּקְרָאֶ֖הָvai.yik.ra.'E.haH7121her. And when she had comeinוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to him, hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Takeupשְׂאִ֥יse.'IH5375thysonבְנֵֽךְ׃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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