KJV King James Version
And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
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2 Kings 4:12
And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And he said to Gehazi his servant, “Call the Shunammite woman.” And when he had called her, she stood before him,
WEB World English Bible
He said to Gehazi his servant, “Call this Shunammite.” When he had called her, she stood before him.
ASV American Standard Version
And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he saith unto Gehazi his young man, ‘Call for this Shunammite;’ and he calleth for her, and she standeth before him.
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 4
9 And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this [is] an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.
10 Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
11 And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.
12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
13 And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what [is] to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.
14 And he said, What then [is] to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
15 And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559 · a.marto sayאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)גֵּחֲזִ֣יH1522 · ge.cha.ziGehaziנַעֲר֔וֹH5288 · na.aryouthקְרָ֖אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toלַשּׁוּנַמִּ֣יתH7767 · shu.nam.mitShunammitesהַזֹּ֑אתH2063 · zotthisוַיִּקְרָא־H7121 · qa.rato call: call toלָ֔הּH9034 · haherוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דH5975 · a.madto stand: standלְפָנָֽיו׃H6440 · pa.nehface: before
Cross-references
2 Kings 8:4-5And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done.2 Kings 5:20-27But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, [as] the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.2 Kings 3:11But Jehoshaphat said, [Is there] not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may inquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here [is] Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.1 Kings 19:3And when he saw [that], he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which [belongeth] to Judah, and left his servant there.2 Kings 4:29-31Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.Acts 13:5And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to [their] minister.1 Kings 18:43And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, [There is] nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
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