2 Kings

2 Kings 4:29–31

29So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment,a take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him. Then lay my staff on the boy’s face.”

30And the mother of the boy said, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her.

31Gehazi went on ahead of them and laid the staff on the boy’s face, but there was no sound or response. So he went back to meet Elisha and told him, “The boy has not awakened.”

Footnotes

  • a 4:29 Literally Gird up your loins

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2 Kings 4:29

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So Elisha saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to Gehaziלְגֵיחֲזִ֜יlə·ḡê·ḥă·zîPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1522 Gechazi
Tie upחֲגֹ֣רḥă·ḡōrVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH2296 gird, gird on, gird oneself
your garmentמָתְנֶ֗יךָmā·ṯə·ne·ḵāNoun - masculine dual construct; second person masculine singularH4975 waist, loins
takeוְקַ֨חwə·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH3947 take
my staffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֣יmiš·‘an·tîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH4938 id.
in your handבְיָדְךָ֮ḇə·yā·ḏə·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3027 hand
and goוָלֵךְ֒wā·lêḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
Ifכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
you meetתִמְצָ֥אṯim·ṣāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH4672 attain to, find
anyoneאִישׁ֙’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
do notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
greet himתְבָרְכֶ֔נּוּṯə·ḇā·rə·ḵen·nūVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH1288 kneel, bless
and ifוְכִֽי־wə·ḵî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
anyoneאִ֖ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
greets youיְבָרֶכְךָ֥yə·ḇā·reḵ·ḵāVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH1288 kneel, bless
do notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
answer himתַעֲנֶנּ֑וּṯa·‘ă·nen·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH6030 answer, respond
Then layוְשַׂמְתָּ֥wə·śam·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH7760 put, place, set
my staffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֖יmiš·‘an·tîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH4938 id.
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the boy’sהַנָּֽעַר׃han·nā·‘arArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5288 a shaking, scattering
faceפְּנֵ֥יpə·nêNoun - common plural constructH6440 face, before

2 Kings 4:30

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And the motherאֵ֣ם’êmNoun - feminine singular constructH517 mother
of the boyהַנַּ֔עַרhan·na·‘arArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5288 a shaking, scattering
saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙wat·tō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
livesחַי־ḥay-Noun - masculine singularH2416 alive, living
and as you yourselfנַפְשְׁךָ֖nap̄·šə·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
liveוְחֵֽי־wə·ḥê-Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH2416 alive, living
I will notאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
leave youאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ’e·‘ez·ḇe·kāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH5800 leave, forsake, loose
So he got upוַיָּ֖קָםway·yā·qāmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6965 arise, stand up, stand
and followedוַיֵּ֥לֶךְway·yê·leḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
herאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃’a·ḥă·re·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH310 behind

2 Kings 4:31

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Gehaziוְגֵחֲזִ֞יwə·ḡê·ḥă·zîConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1522 Gechazi
went onעָבַ֣ר‘ā·ḇarVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
ahead of themלִפְנֵיהֶ֗םlip̄·nê·hemPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH6440 face, before
and laidוַיָּ֤שֶׂםway·yā·śemConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7760 put, place, set
the staffהַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ham·miš·‘e·neṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4938 id.
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the boy’sהַנַּ֔עַרhan·na·‘arArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5288 a shaking, scattering
faceפְּנֵ֣יpə·nêNoun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
but there was noוְאֵ֥יןwə·’ênConjunctive waw; AdverbH369 nothing, nought
soundק֖וֹלqō·wlNoun - masculine singularH6963 sound, voice
responseקָ֑שֶׁבqā·šeḇNoun - masculine singularH7182 attentiveness
So he went backוַיָּ֤שָׁבway·yā·šāḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
to meetלִקְרָאתוֹ֙liq·rā·ṯōwPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH7122 encounter, befall
and toldוַיַּגֶּד־way·yag·geḏ-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5046 be conspicuous
himל֣וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
The boyהַנָּֽעַר׃han·nā·‘arArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5288 a shaking, scattering
has notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
awakenedהֵקִ֖יץhê·qîṣVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6974 awake

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2 Kings 4:29 2 Kings 2:14 · Exodus 14:16 · 1 Kings 18:46 · Luke 10:4 · 2 Kings 9:1 · Exodus 7:19–20 · Acts 19:12 · Exodus 4:17 · 2 Kings 2:8 · Ephesians 6:14 · Acts 3:16

2 Kings 4:30 2 Kings 2:2 · Ruth 1:16–18

2 Kings 4:31 John 11:11

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