4:1 Now there cried 6817 8804 a certain 259 woman 802 of the wives 802 of the sons 1121 of the prophets 5030 unto Elisha 477, saying 559 8800, Thy servant 5650 my husband 376 is dead 4191 8804; and thou knowest 3045 8804 that thy servant 5650 did fear 3373 the LORD 3068: and the creditor 5383 8802 is come 935 8804 to take 3947 8800 unto him my two 8147 sons 3206 to be bondmen 5650.

4:2 And Elisha 477 said 559 8799 unto her, What shall I do 6213 8799 for thee? tell 5046 8685 me, what hast 3426 thou in the house 1004? And she said 559 8799, Thine handmaid 8198 hath not any thing in the house 1004, save a pot 610 of oil 8081.

4:3 Then he said 559 8799, Go 3212 8798, borrow 7592 8798 thee vessels 3627 abroad 2351 of all thy neighbours 7934, [even] empty 7386 vessels 3627; borrow not a few 4591 8686.(borrow not…: or, scant not)

4:4 And when thou art come in 935 8804, thou shalt shut 5462 8804 the door 1817 upon thee and upon thy sons 1121, and shalt pour out 3332 8804 into all those vessels 3627, and thou shalt set aside 5265 8686 that which is full 4392.

4:5 So she went 3212 8799 from him, and shut 5462 8799 the door 1817 upon her and upon 1157 her sons 1121, who 1992 brought 5066 8688 [the vessels] to her; and she poured out 3332 8716.

4:6 And it came to pass, when the vessels 3627 were full 4390 8800, that she said 559 8799 unto her son 1121, Bring 5066 8685 me yet a vessel 3627. And he said 559 8799 unto her, [There is] not a vessel 3627 more. And the oil 8081 stayed 5975 8799.

4:7 Then she came 935 8799 and told 5046 8686 the man 376 of God 430. And he said 559 8799, Go 3212 8798, sell 4376 8798 the oil 8081, and pay 7999 8761 thy debt 5386, and live 2421 8799 thou and thy children 1121 of the rest 3498 8737.(debt: or, creditor)

4:8 And it fell on a day 3117, that Elisha 477 passed 5674 8799 to Shunem 7766, where [was] a great 1419 woman 802; and she constrained 2388 8686 him to eat 398 8800 bread 3899. And [so] it was, [that] as oft 1767 as he passed by 5674 8800, he turned 5493 8799 in thither to eat 398 8800 bread 3899.(it fell on a day: Heb. there was a day)(constrained him: Heb. laid hold on him)

4:9 And she said 559 8799 unto her husband 376, Behold now, I perceive 3045 8804 that this [is] an holy 6918 man 376 of God 430, which passeth 5674 8802 by us continually 8548.

4:10 Let us make 6213 8799 a little 6996 chamber 5944, I pray thee, on the wall 7023; and let us set 7760 8799 for him there a bed 4296, and a table 7979, and a stool 3678, and a candlestick 4501: and it shall be, when he cometh 935 8800 to us, that he shall turn 5493 8799 in thither.

4:11 And it fell on a day 3117, that he came 935 8799 thither, and he turned 5493 8799 into the chamber 5944, and lay 7901 8799 there.

4:12 And he said 559 8799 to Gehazi 1522 his servant 5288, Call 7121 8798 this Shunammite 7767. And when he had called 7121 8799 her, she stood 5975 8799 before 6440 him.

4:13 And he said 559 8799 unto him, Say 559 8798 now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful 2729 8804 for us with all this care 2731; what [is] to be done 6213 8800 for thee? wouldest 3426 thou be spoken 1696 8763 for to the king 4428, or to the captain 8269 of the host 6635? And she answered 559 8799, I dwell 3427 8802 among 8432 mine own people 5971.

4:14 And he said 559 8799, What then [is] to be done 6213 8800 for her? And Gehazi 1522 answered 559 8799, Verily 61 she hath no child 1121, and her husband 376 is old 2204 8804.

4:15 And he said 559 8799, Call 7121 8798 her. And when he had called 7121 8799 her, she stood 5975 8799 in the door 6607.

4:16 And he said 559 8799, About this season 4150, according to the time 6256 of life 2416, thou shalt embrace 2263 8802 a son 1121. And she said 559 8799, Nay, my lord 113, [thou] man 376 of God 430, do not lie 3576 8762 unto thine handmaid 8198.(season: Heb. set time)

4:17 And the woman 802 conceived 2029 8799, and bare 3205 8799 a son 1121 at that season 4150 that Elisha 477 had said 1696 8765 unto her, according to the time 6256 of life 2416.

4:18 And when the child 3206 was grown 1431 8799, it fell on a day 3117, that he went out 3318 8799 to his father 1 to the reapers 7114 8802.

4:19 And he said 559 8799 unto his father 1, My head 7218, my head 7218. And he said 559 8799 to a lad 5288, Carry 5375 8798 him to his mother 517.

4:20 And when he had taken 5375 8799 him, and brought 935 8686 him to his mother 517, he sat 3427 8799 on her knees 1290 till noon 6672, and [then] died 4191 8799.

4:21 And she went up 5927 8799, and laid 7901 8686 him on the bed 4296 of the man 376 of God 430, and shut 5462 8799 [the door] upon him, and went out 3318 8799.

4:22 And she called 7121 8799 unto her husband 376, and said 559 8799, Send 7971 8798 me, I pray thee, one 259 of the young men 5288, and one 259 of the asses 860, that I may run 7323 8799 to the man 376 of God 430, and come again 7725 8799.

4:23 And he said 559 8799, Wherefore wilt thou go 1980 8802 to him to day 3117? [it is] neither new moon 2320, nor sabbath 7676. And she said 559 8799, [It shall be] well 7965.(well: Heb. peace)

4:24 Then she saddled 2280 8799 an ass 860, and said 559 8799 to her servant 5288, Drive 5090 8798, and go forward 3212 8798; slack 6113 8799 not [thy] riding 7392 8800 for me, except I bid 559 8804 thee.(slack…: Heb. restrain not for me to ride)

4:25 So she went 3212 8799 and came 935 8799 unto the man 376 of God 430 to mount 2022 Carmel 3760. And it came to pass, when the man 376 of God 430 saw her afar off 7200 8800, that he said 559 8799 to Gehazi 1522 his servant 5288, Behold, [yonder is] that 1975 Shunammite 7767:

4:26 Run 7323 8798 now, I pray thee, to meet 7125 8800 her, and say 559 8798 unto her, [Is it] well 7965 with thee? [is it] well 7965 with thy husband 376? [is it] well 7965 with the child 3206? And she answered 559 8799, [It is] well 7965.

4:27 And when she came 935 8799 to the man 376 of God 430 to the hill 2022, she caught 2388 8686 him by the feet 7272: but Gehazi 1522 came near 5066 8799 to thrust her away 1920 8800. And the man 376 of God 430 said 559 8799, Let her alone 7503 8685; for her soul 5315 [is] vexed 4843 8804 within her: and the LORD 3068 hath hid 5956 8689 [it] from me, and hath not told 5046 8689 me.(him…: Heb. by his feet)(vexed: Heb. bitter)

4:28 Then she said 559 8799, Did I desire 7592 8804 a son 1121 of my lord 113? did I not say 559 8804, Do not deceive 7952 8686 me?

4:29 Then he said 559 8799 to Gehazi 1522, Gird up 2296 8798 thy loins 4975, and take 3947 8798 my staff 4938 in thine hand 3027, and go thy way 3212 8798: if thou meet 4672 8799 any man 376, salute 1288 8762 him not; and if any 376 salute 1288 8762 thee, answer him not again 6030 8799: and lay 7760 8804 my staff 4938 upon the face 6440 of the child 5288.

4:30 And the mother 517 of the child 5288 said 559 8799, [As] the LORD 3068 liveth 2416, and [as] thy soul 5315 liveth 2416, I will not leave 5800 8799 thee. And he arose 6965 8799, and followed 3212 8799 310 her.

4:31 And Gehazi 1522 passed on 5674 8804 before 6440 them, and laid 7760 8799 the staff 4938 upon the face 6440 of the child 5288; but [there was] neither voice 6963, nor hearing 7182. Wherefore he went again 7725 8799 to meet 7125 8800 him, and told 5046 8686 him, saying 559 8800, The child 5288 is not awaked 6974 8689.(hearing: Heb. attention)

4:32 And when Elisha 477 was come 935 8799 into the house 1004, behold, the child 5288 was dead 4191 8801, [and] laid 7901 8716 upon his bed 4296.

4:33 He went in 935 8799 therefore, and shut 5462 8799 the door 1817 upon them twain 8147, and prayed 6419 8691 unto the LORD 3068.

4:34 And he went up 5927 8799, and lay 7901 8799 upon the child 3206, and put 7760 8799 his mouth 6310 upon his mouth 6310, and his eyes 5869 upon his eyes 5869, and his hands 3709 upon his hands 3709: and he stretched 1457 8799 himself upon the child; and the flesh 1320 of the child 3206 waxed warm 2552 8799.

4:35 Then he returned 7725 8799, and walked 3212 8799 in the house 1004 to 259 2008 and fro 259 2008; and went up 5927 8799, and stretched 1457 8799 himself upon him: and the child 5288 sneezed 2237 8779 seven 7651 times 6471, and the child 5288 opened 6491 8799 his eyes 5869.(to and fro: Heb. once hither and once thither)

4:36 And he called 7121 8799 Gehazi 1522, and said 559 8799, Call 7121 8798 this Shunammite 7767. So he called 7121 8799 her. And when she was come in 935 8799 unto him, he said 559 8799, Take up 5375 8798 thy son 1121.

4:37 Then she went in 935 8799, and fell 5307 8799 at his feet 7272, and bowed 7812 8691 herself to the ground 776, and took up 5375 8799 her son 1121, and went out 3318 8799.

4:38 And Elisha 477 came again 7725 8804 to Gilgal 1537: and [there was] a dearth 7458 in the land 776; and the sons 1121 of the prophets 5030 [were] sitting 3427 8802 before 6440 him: and he said 559 8799 unto his servant 5288, Set 8239 8798 on the great 1419 pot 5518, and seethe 1310 8761 pottage 5138 for the sons 1121 of the prophets 5030.

4:39 And one 259 went out 3318 8799 into the field 7704 to gather 3950 8763 herbs 219, and found 4672 8799 a wild 7704 vine 1612, and gathered 3950 8762 thereof wild 7704 gourds 6498 his lap 899 full 4393, and came 935 8799 and shred 6398 8762 [them] into the pot 5518 of pottage 5138: for they knew 3045 8804 [them] not.

4:40 So they poured out 3332 8799 for the men 582 to eat 398 8800. And it came to pass, as they were eating 398 8800 of the pottage 5138, that they cried out 6817 8804, and said 559 8799, O [thou] man 376 of God 430, [there is] death 4194 in the pot 5518. And they could 3201 8804 not eat 398 8800 [thereof].

4:41 But he said 559 8799, Then bring 3947 8798 meal 7058. And he cast 7993 8686 [it] into the pot 5518; and he said 559 8799, Pour out 3332 8798 for the people 5971, that they may eat 398 8799. And there was no harm 1697 7451 in the pot 5518.(harm: Heb. evil thing)

4:42 And there came 935 8802 a man 376 from Baalshalisha 1190, and brought 935 8686 the man 376 of God 430 bread 3899 of the firstfruits 1061, twenty 6242 loaves 3899 of barley 8184, and full ears of corn 3759 in the husk 6861 thereof. And he said 559 8799, Give 5414 8798 unto the people 5971, that they may eat 398 8799.(the husk…: or, his scrip, or, garment)

4:43 And his servitor 8334 8764 said 559 8799, What, should I set 5414 8799 this before 6440 an hundred 3967 men 376? He said again 559 8799, Give 5414 8798 the people 5971, that they may eat 398 8799: for thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068, They shall eat 398 8800, and shall leave 3498 8687 [thereof].

4:44 So he set 5414 8799 [it] before 6440 them, and they did eat 398 8799, and left 3498 8686 [thereof], according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068.

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