KJV King James Version
Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, [Is it] well with thee? [is it] well with thy husband? [is it] well with the child? And she answered, [It is] well.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
2 Kings 4:26
Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, [Is it] well with thee? [is it] well with thy husband? [is it] well with the child? And she answered, [It is] well.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Please run out now to meet her and ask, ‘Are you all right? Is your husband all right? Is your child all right?’” And she answered, “Everything is all right.”
WEB World English Bible
Please run now to meet her, and ask her, ‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?’” She answered, “It is well.”
ASV American Standard Version
run, I pray thee, now to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
now, run, I pray thee, to meet her, and say to her, Is there peace to thee? is there peace to thy husband? is there peace to the lad?’ and she saith, ‘Peace.’
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 4
23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? [it is] neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, [It shall be] well.
24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not [thy] riding for me, except I bid thee.
25 So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, [yonder is] that Shunammite:
26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, [Is it] well with thee? [is it] well with thy husband? [is it] well with the child? And she answered, [It is] well.
27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul [is] vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid [it] from me, and hath not told me.
28 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?
29 Then 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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
עַתָּה֮H6258 · at.tahnowרֽוּץ־H7323 · rutsto run: runנָ֣אH4994 · napleaseלִקְרָאתָהּ֒H7122 · qa.rato encounter: meetוֶאֱמָר־H559 · a.marto sayלָ֗הּH9034 · haherהֲשָׁל֥וֹםH7965 · sha.lompeaceלָ֛ךְH9032 · khyouהֲשָׁל֥וֹםH7965 · sha.lompeaceלְאִישֵׁ֖ךְH376 · ishmanהֲשָׁל֣וֹםH7965 · sha.lompeaceלַיָּ֑לֶדH3206 · ye.ledyouthוַתֹּ֖אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayשָׁלֽוֹם׃H7965 · sha.lompeace
Cross-references
Acts 15:36And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, [and see] how they do.1 Samuel 17:18And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of [their] thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.2 Kings 4:23And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? [it is] neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, [It shall be] well.Psalm 39:9I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst [it].1 Samuel 3:18And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It [is] the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.Job 1:21-22And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.Genesis 37:14And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.Genesis 29:6And he said unto them, [Is] he well? And they said, [He is] well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.Zechariah 2:4And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited [as] towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:Leviticus 10:3Then Moses said unto Aaron, This [is it] that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.Matthew 10:12-13And when ye come into an house, salute it.
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