2 Kings

2 Kings 4:11–12

¹¹One day Elisha came to visit and went to his upper room to lie down. ¹²And he said to Gehazi his servant, “Call the Shunammite woman.”

And when he had called her, she stood before him,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
One day	הַיּ֖וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
came to visit	וַיָּ֣בֹא	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and went	וַיָּ֥סַר	way·yā·sar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his upper room	הָעֲלִיָּ֖ה	hā·‘ă·lî·yāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5944 roof-chamber
to lie down	וַיִּשְׁכַּב־	way·yiš·kaḇ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7901 lie down

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And he said	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Gehazi	גֵּחֲזִ֣י	gê·ḥă·zî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1522 Gechazi
his servant	נַעֲר֔וֹ	na·‘ă·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
Call	קְרָ֖א	qə·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
the	הַזֹּ֑את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
Shunammite woman	לַשּׁוּנַמִּ֣ית	laš·šū·nam·mîṯ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7767 Shunammitess
And when he had called	וַיִּקְרָא־	way·yiq·rā-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
her	לָ֔הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
she stood	וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד	wat·ta·‘ă·mōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
before him	לְפָנָֽיו׃	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before

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2 Kings 4:12 2 Kings 8:4–5 · 2 Kings 4:29–31 · 1 Kings 19:3 · 2 Kings 5:20–27 · 2 Kings 3:11 · Acts 13:5 · 1 Kings 18:43

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.