2 Kings

2 Kings 4:14

¹⁴So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?”

“Well, she has no son,” Gehazi replied, “and her husband is old.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So he asked	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Then what	וּמֶ֖ה	ū·meh	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should be done	לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
for her	לָ֑הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
Well	אֲבָ֛ל	’ă·ḇāl	Adverb	H61 verily, of a truth
she has	לָ֖הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
no	אֵֽין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
son	בֵּ֥ן	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
Gehazi	גֵּיחֲזִ֗י	gê·ḥă·zî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1522 Gechazi
replied	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
and her husband	וְאִישָׁ֥הּ	wə·’î·šāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H376 man
is old	זָקֵֽן׃	zā·qên	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2204 be or become old

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.