KJV King James Version
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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2 Kings 4:29
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment, 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.”
WEB World English Bible
Then he said to Gehazi, “Tuck your cloak into your belt, take my staff in your hand, and go your way. If you meet any man, don’t greet him; and if anyone greets you, don’t answer him again. Then lay my staff on the face of the child.”
ASV American Standard Version
Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy 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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he saith to Gehazi, ‘Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go; when thou dost meet a man, thou dost not salute him; and when a man doth salute thee, thou dost not answer him; and thou hast laid my staff on the face of the youth.’
Surrounding context — 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.
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.
30 And the mother of the child said, [As] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
31 And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but [there was] neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
32 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, [and] laid upon his bed.
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayלְגֵיחֲזִ֜יH1522 · ge.cha.ziGehaziחֲגֹ֣רH2296 · cha.garto girdמָתְנֶ֗יךָH4975 · mo.tenloinוְקַ֨חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֣יH4938 · mish.e.nahsupportבְיָדְךָ֮H3027 · yadhandוָלֵךְ֒H1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforתִמְצָ֥אH4672 · ma.tsato findאִישׁ֙H376 · ishmanלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotתְבָרְכֶ֔נּוּH1288 · ba.rakhto blessוְכִֽי־H3588 · kiforיְבָרֶכְךָ֥H1288 · ba.rakhto blessאִ֖ישׁH376 · ishmanלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotתַעֲנֶנּ֑וּH6030 · unto dwellוְשַׂמְתָּ֥H7760 · sumto set: makeמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֖יH4938 · mish.e.nahsupportעַל־H5921 · aluponפְּנֵ֥יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeהַנָּֽעַר׃H5288 · na.aryouth
Cross-references
2 Kings 2:14And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where [is] the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.Exodus 14:16But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry [ground] through the midst of the sea.1 Kings 18:46And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.2 Kings 9:1And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramothgilead:Luke 10:4Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.Exodus 4:17And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.Acts 19:12So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.Exodus 7:19-20And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and [that] there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in [vessels of] wood, and in [vessels of] stone.2 Kings 2:8And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped [it] together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.Ephesians 6:14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;Acts 3:16And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.1 Peter 1:13Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;Joshua 6:4-5And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.
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