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2 Kings 4 (WEBP)

[1] Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead. You know that your servant feared Yahweh. Now the creditor has come to take for himself my two children to be slaves.”
[2] Elisha said to her, “What should I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She said, “Your servant has nothing in the house, except a pot of oil.”
[3] Then he said, “Go, borrow empty containers from all your neighbors. Don’t borrow just a few containers.
[4] Go in and shut the door on you and on your sons, and pour oil into all those containers; and set aside those which are full.”
[5] So she went from him, and shut the door on herself and on her sons. They brought the containers to her, and she poured oil.
[6] When the containers were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another container.” He said to her, “There isn’t another container.” Then the oil stopped flowing.
[7] Then she came and told the man of God. He said, “Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest.”
[8] One day Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman; and she persuaded him to eat bread. So it was, that as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat bread.
[9] She said to her husband, “See now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God who passes by us continually.
[10] Please, let’s make a little room on the roof. Let’s set a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp stand for him there. When he comes to us, he can stay there.”
[11] One day he came there, and he went to the room and lay there.
[12] He said to Gehazi his servant, “Call this Shunammite.” When he had called her, she stood before him.
[13] He said to him, “Say now to her, ‘Behold, you have cared for us with all this care. What is to be done for you? Would you like to be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the army?’ ” She answered, “I dwell among my own people.”
[14] He said, “What then is to be done for her?” Gehazi answered, “Most certainly she has no son, and her husband is old.”
[15] He said, “Call her.” When he had called her, she stood in the door.
[16] He said, “At this season next year, you will embrace a son.” She said, “No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your servant.”
[17] The woman conceived, and bore a son at that season when the time came around, as Elisha had said to her.
[18] When the child was grown, one day he went out to his father to the reapers.
[19] He said to his father, “My head! My head!” He said to his servant, “Carry him to his mother.”
[20] When he had taken him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees until noon, and then died.
[21] She went up and laid him on the man of God’s bed, and shut the door on him, and went out.
[22] She called to her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants, and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God and come again.”
[23] He said, “Why would you want to go to him today? It is not a new moon or a Sabbath.” She said, “It’s all right.”
[24] Then she saddled a donkey, and said to her servant, “Drive, and go forward! Don’t slow down for me, unless I ask you to.”
[25] So she went, and came to the man of God to Mount Carmel. When the man of God saw her afar off, he said to Gehazi his servant, “Behold, there is the Shunammite.
[26] Please run now to meet her, and ask her, ‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with your child?’ ” She answered, “It is well.”
[27] When she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is troubled within her; and Yahweh has hidden it from me, and has not told me.”
[28] Then she said, “Did I ask you for a son, my lord? Didn’t I say, ‘Do not deceive me’?”
[29] 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 child’s face.”
[30] The child’s mother said, “As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So he arose, and followed her.
[31] Gehazi went ahead of them, and laid the staff on the child’s face; but there was no voice and no hearing. Therefore he returned to meet him, and told him, “The child has not awakened.”
[32] When Elisha had come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and lying on his bed.
[33] He went in therefore, and shut the door on them both, and prayed to Yahweh.
[34] He went up and lay on the child, and put his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands. He stretched himself on him; and the child’s flesh grew warm.
[35] Then he returned, and walked in the house once back and forth, then went up and stretched himself out on him. Then the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
[36] He called Gehazi, and said, “Call this Shunammite!” So he called her. When she had come in to him, he said, “Take up your son.”
[37] Then she went in, fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; then she picked up her son, and went out.
[38] Elisha came again to Gilgal. There was a famine in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said to his servant, “Get the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.”
[39] One went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered a lap full of wild gourds from it, and came and cut them up into the pot of stew; for they didn’t recognize them.
[40] So they poured out for the men to eat. As they were eating some of the stew, they cried out and said, “Man of God, there is death in the pot!” And they could not eat it.
[41] But he said, “Then bring meal.” He threw it into the pot; and he said, “Serve it to the people, that they may eat.” And there was nothing harmful in the pot.
[42] A man from Baal Shalishah came, and brought the man of God some bread of the first fruits: twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. Elisha said, “Give to the people, that they may eat.”
[43] His servant said, “What, should I set this before a hundred men?” But he said, “Give it to the people, that they may eat; for Yahweh says, ‘They will eat, and will have some left over.’ ”
[44] So he set it before them and they ate and had some left over, according to Yahweh’s word.

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2 Kings 4 (KJVS)

[1] Now there cried H6817 (8804) a certain H259 woman H802 of the wives H802 of the sons H1121 of the prophets H5030 unto Elisha H477, saying H559 (8800), Thy servant H5650 my husband H376 is dead H4191 (8804); and thou knowest H3045 (8804) that thy servant H5650 did fear H3373 the LORD H3068: and the creditor H5383 (8802) is come H935 (8804) to take H3947 (8800) unto him my two H8147 sons H3206 to be bondmen H5650.
[2] And Elisha H477 said H559 (8799) unto her, What shall I do H6213 (8799) for thee? tell H5046 (8685) me, what hast H3426 thou in the house H1004? And she said H559 (8799), Thine handmaid H8198 hath not any thing in the house H1004, save a pot H610 of oil H8081.
[3] Then he said H559 (8799), Go H3212 (8798), borrow H7592 (8798) thee vessels H3627 abroad H2351 of all thy neighbours H7934, [even] empty H7386 vessels H3627; borrow not a few H4591 (8686).
[4] And when thou art come in H935 (8804), thou shalt shut H5462 (8804) the door H1817 upon thee and upon thy sons H1121, and shalt pour out H3332 (8804) into all those vessels H3627, and thou shalt set aside H5265 (8686) that which is full H4392.
[5] So she went H3212 (8799) from him, and shut H5462 (8799) the door H1817 upon her and upon H1157 her sons H1121, who H1992 brought H5066 (8688) [the vessels] to her; and she poured out H3332 (8716).
[6] And it came to pass, when the vessels H3627 were full H4390 (8800), that she said H559 (8799) unto her son H1121, Bring H5066 (8685) me yet a vessel H3627. And he said H559 (8799) unto her, [There is] not a vessel H3627 more. And the oil H8081 stayed H5975 (8799).
[7] Then she came H935 (8799) and told H5046 (8686) the man H376 of God H430. And he said H559 (8799), Go H3212 (8798), sell H4376 (8798) the oil H8081, and pay H7999 (8761) thy debt H5386, and live H2421 (8799) thou and thy children H1121 of the rest H3498 (8737).
[8] And it fell on a day H3117, that Elisha H477 passed H5674 (8799) to Shunem H7766, where [was] a great H1419 woman H802; and she constrained H2388 (8686) him to eat H398 (8800) bread H3899. And [so] it was, [that] as oft H1767 as he passed by H5674 (8800), he turned H5493 (8799) in thither to eat H398 (8800) bread H3899.
[9] And she said H559 (8799) unto her husband H376, Behold now, I perceive H3045 (8804) that this [is] an holy H6918 man H376 of God H430, which passeth H5674 (8802) by us continually H8548.
[10] Let us make H6213 (8799) a little H6996 chamber H5944, I pray thee, on the wall H7023; and let us set H7760 (8799) for him there a bed H4296, and a table H7979, and a stool H3678, and a candlestick H4501: and it shall be, when he cometh H935 (8800) to us, that he shall turn H5493 (8799) in thither.
[11] And it fell on a day H3117, that he came H935 (8799) thither, and he turned H5493 (8799) into the chamber H5944, and lay H7901 (8799) there.
[12] And he said H559 (8799) to Gehazi H1522 his servant H5288, Call H7121 (8798) this Shunammite H7767. And when he had called H7121 (8799) her, she stood H5975 (8799) before H6440 him.
[13] And he said H559 (8799) unto him, Say H559 (8798) now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful H2729 (8804) for us with all this care H2731; what [is] to be done H6213 (8800) for thee? wouldest H3426 thou be spoken H1696 (8763) for to the king H4428, or to the captain H8269 of the host H6635? And she answered H559 (8799), I dwell H3427 (8802) among H8432 mine own people H5971.
[14] And he said H559 (8799), What then [is] to be done H6213 (8800) for her? And Gehazi H1522 answered H559 (8799), Verily H61 she hath no child H1121, and her husband H376 is old H2204 (8804).
[15] And he said H559 (8799), Call H7121 (8798) her. And when he had called H7121 (8799) her, she stood H5975 (8799) in the door H6607.
[16] And he said H559 (8799), About this season H4150, according to the time H6256 of life H2416, thou shalt embrace H2263 (8802) a son H1121. And she said H559 (8799), Nay, my lord H113, [thou] man H376 of God H430, do not lie H3576 (8762) unto thine handmaid H8198.
[17] And the woman H802 conceived H2029 (8799), and bare H3205 (8799) a son H1121 at that season H4150 that Elisha H477 had said H1696 (8765) unto her, according to the time H6256 of life H2416.
[18] And when the child H3206 was grown H1431 (8799), it fell on a day H3117, that he went out H3318 (8799) to his father H1 to the reapers H7114 (8802).
[19] And he said H559 (8799) unto his father H1, My head H7218, my head H7218. And he said H559 (8799) to a lad H5288, Carry H5375 (8798) him to his mother H517.
[20] And when he had taken H5375 (8799) him, and brought H935 (8686) him to his mother H517, he sat H3427 (8799) on her knees H1290 till noon H6672, and [then] died H4191 (8799).
[21] And she went up H5927 (8799), and laid H7901 (8686) him on the bed H4296 of the man H376 of God H430, and shut H5462 (8799) [the door] upon him, and went out H3318 (8799).
[22] And she called H7121 (8799) unto her husband H376, and said H559 (8799), Send H7971 (8798) me, I pray thee, one H259 of the young men H5288, and one H259 of the asses H860, that I may run H7323 (8799) to the man H376 of God H430, and come again H7725 (8799).
[23] And he said H559 (8799), Wherefore wilt thou go H1980 (8802) to him to day H3117? [it is] neither new moon H2320, nor sabbath H7676. And she said H559 (8799), [It shall be] well H7965.
[24] Then she saddled H2280 (8799) an ass H860, and said H559 (8799) to her servant H5288, Drive H5090 (8798), and go forward H3212 (8798); slack H6113 (8799) not [thy] riding H7392 (8800) for me, except I bid H559 (8804) thee.
[25] So she went H3212 (8799) and came H935 (8799) unto the man H376 of God H430 to mount H2022 Carmel H3760. And it came to pass, when the man H376 of God H430 saw her afar off H7200 (8800), that he said H559 (8799) to Gehazi H1522 his servant H5288, Behold, [yonder is] that H1975 Shunammite H7767:
[26] Run H7323 (8798) now, I pray thee, to meet H7125 (8800) her, and say H559 (8798) unto her, [Is it] well H7965 with thee? [is it] well H7965 with thy husband H376? [is it] well H7965 with the child H3206? And she answered H559 (8799), [It is] well H7965.
[27] And when she came H935 (8799) to the man H376 of God H430 to the hill H2022, she caught H2388 (8686) him by the feet H7272: but Gehazi H1522 came near H5066 (8799) to thrust her away H1920 (8800). And the man H376 of God H430 said H559 (8799), Let her alone H7503 (8685); for her soul H5315 [is] vexed H4843 (8804) within her: and the LORD H3068 hath hid H5956 (8689) [it] from me, and hath not told H5046 (8689) me.
[28] Then she said H559 (8799), Did I desire H7592 (8804) a son H1121 of my lord H113? did I not say H559 (8804), Do not deceive H7952 (8686) me?
[29] Then he said H559 (8799) to Gehazi H1522, Gird up H2296 (8798) thy loins H4975, and take H3947 (8798) my staff H4938 in thine hand H3027, and go thy way H3212 (8798): if thou meet H4672 (8799) any man H376, salute H1288 (8762) him not; and if any H376 salute H1288 (8762) thee, answer him not again H6030 (8799): and lay H7760 (8804) my staff H4938 upon the face H6440 of the child H5288.
[30] And the mother H517 of the child H5288 said H559 (8799), [As] the LORD H3068 liveth H2416, and [as] thy soul H5315 liveth H2416, I will not leave H5800 (8799) thee. And he arose H6965 (8799), and followed H3212 (8799) H310 her.
[31] And Gehazi H1522 passed on H5674 (8804) before H6440 them, and laid H7760 (8799) the staff H4938 upon the face H6440 of the child H5288; but [there was] neither voice H6963, nor hearing H7182. Wherefore he went again H7725 (8799) to meet H7125 (8800) him, and told H5046 (8686) him, saying H559 (8800), The child H5288 is not awaked H6974 (8689).
[32] And when Elisha H477 was come H935 (8799) into the house H1004, behold, the child H5288 was dead H4191 (8801), [and] laid H7901 (8716) upon his bed H4296.
[33] He went in H935 (8799) therefore, and shut H5462 (8799) the door H1817 upon them twain H8147, and prayed H6419 (8691) unto the LORD H3068.
[34] And he went up H5927 (8799), and lay H7901 (8799) upon the child H3206, and put H7760 (8799) his mouth H6310 upon his mouth H6310, and his eyes H5869 upon his eyes H5869, and his hands H3709 upon his hands H3709: and he stretched H1457 (8799) himself upon the child; and the flesh H1320 of the child H3206 waxed warm H2552 (8799).
[35] Then he returned H7725 (8799), and walked H3212 (8799) in the house H1004 to H259 H2008 and fro H259 H2008; and went up H5927 (8799), and stretched H1457 (8799) himself upon him: and the child H5288 sneezed H2237 (8779) seven H7651 times H6471, and the child H5288 opened H6491 (8799) his eyes H5869.
[36] And he called H7121 (8799) Gehazi H1522, and said H559 (8799), Call H7121 (8798) this Shunammite H7767. So he called H7121 (8799) her. And when she was come in H935 (8799) unto him, he said H559 (8799), Take up H5375 (8798) thy son H1121.
[37] Then she went in H935 (8799), and fell H5307 (8799) at his feet H7272, and bowed H7812 (8691) herself to the ground H776, and took up H5375 (8799) her son H1121, and went out H3318 (8799).
[38] And Elisha H477 came again H7725 (8804) to Gilgal H1537: and [there was] a dearth H7458 in the land H776; and the sons H1121 of the prophets H5030 [were] sitting H3427 (8802) before H6440 him: and he said H559 (8799) unto his servant H5288, Set H8239 (8798) on the great H1419 pot H5518, and seethe H1310 (8761) pottage H5138 for the sons H1121 of the prophets H5030.
[39] And one H259 went out H3318 (8799) into the field H7704 to gather H3950 (8763) herbs H219, and found H4672 (8799) a wild H7704 vine H1612, and gathered H3950 (8762) thereof wild H7704 gourds H6498 his lap H899 full H4393, and came H935 (8799) and shred H6398 (8762) [them] into the pot H5518 of pottage H5138: for they knew H3045 (8804) [them] not.
[40] So they poured out H3332 (8799) for the men H582 to eat H398 (8800). And it came to pass, as they were eating H398 (8800) of the pottage H5138, that they cried out H6817 (8804), and said H559 (8799), O [thou] man H376 of God H430, [there is] death H4194 in the pot H5518. And they could H3201 (8804) not eat H398 (8800) [thereof].
[41] But he said H559 (8799), Then bring H3947 (8798) meal H7058. And he cast H7993 (8686) [it] into the pot H5518; and he said H559 (8799), Pour out H3332 (8798) for the people H5971, that they may eat H398 (8799). And there was no harm H1697 H7451 in the pot H5518.
[42] And there came H935 (8802) a man H376 from Baalshalisha H1190, and brought H935 (8686) the man H376 of God H430 bread H3899 of the firstfruits H1061, twenty H6242 loaves H3899 of barley H8184, and full ears of corn H3759 in the husk H6861 thereof. And he said H559 (8799), Give H5414 (8798) unto the people H5971, that they may eat H398 (8799).
[43] And his servitor H8334 (8764) said H559 (8799), What, should I set H5414 (8799) this before H6440 an hundred H3967 men H376? He said again H559 (8799), Give H5414 (8798) the people H5971, that they may eat H398 (8799): for thus saith H559 (8804) the LORD H3068, They shall eat H398 (8800), and shall leave H3498 (8687) [thereof].
[44] So he set H5414 (8799) [it] before H6440 them, and they did eat H398 (8799), and left H3498 (8686) [thereof], according to the word H1697 of the LORD H3068.

Young’s Literal Translation

2 Kings 4 (YLT)

[1] And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets hath cried unto Elisha, saying, ‘Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou hast known that thy servant was fearing Jehovah, and the lender hath come to take my two children to him for servants.’
[2] And Elisha saith unto her, ‘What do I do for thee? declare to me, what hast thou in the house?’ and she saith, ‘Thy maid-servant hath nothing in the house except a pot of oil.’
[3] And he saith, ‘Go, ask for thee vessels from without, from all thy neighbours-empty vessels-let them not be few;
[4] and thou hast entered, and shut the door upon thee, and upon thy sons, and hast poured out into all these vessels, and the full ones thou dost remove.’
[5] And she goeth from him, and shutteth the door upon her, and upon her sons; they are bringing nigh unto her, and she is pouring out,
[6] and it cometh to pass, at the filling of the vessels, that she saith unto her son, ‘Bring nigh unto me a vessel more,’ and he saith unto her, ‘There is not a vessel more;’ and the oil stayeth.
[7] And she cometh and declareth to the man of God, and he saith, ‘Go, sell the oil, and repay thy loan; and thou and thy sons do live of the rest.’
[8] And the day cometh that Elisha passeth over unto Shunem, and there is a great woman, and she layeth hold on him to eat bread, and it cometh to pass, at the time of his passing over, he turneth aside thither to eat bread,
[9] and she saith unto her husband, ‘Lo, I pray thee, I have known that a holy man of God he is, passing over by us continually;
[10] let us make, I pray thee, a little upper chamber of the wall, and we set for him there a bed, and a table, and a high seat, and a candlestick; and it hath been, in his coming in unto us, he doth turn aside thither.’
[11] And the day cometh, that he cometh in thither, and turneth aside unto the upper chamber, and lieth there,
[12] and he saith unto Gehazi his young man, ‘Call for this Shunammite;’ and he calleth for her, and she standeth before him.
[13] And he saith to him, ‘Say, I pray thee, unto her, Lo, thou hast troubled thyself concerning us with all this trouble; what-to do for thee? is it to speak for thee unto the king, or unto the head of the host?’ and she saith, ‘In the midst of my people I am dwelling.’
[14] And he saith, ‘And what-to do for her?’ and Gehazi saith, ‘Verily she hath no son, and her husband is aged.’
[15] And he saith, ‘Call for her;’ and he calleth for her, and she standeth at the opening,
[16] and he saith, ‘At this season, according to the time of life, thou art embracing a son;’ and she saith, ‘Nay, my lord, O man of God, do not lie unto thy maid-servant.’
[17] And the woman conceiveth and beareth a son, at this season, according to the time of life, that Elisha spake of unto her.
[18] And the lad groweth, and the day cometh that he goeth out unto his father, unto the reapers,
[19] and he saith unto his father, ‘My head, my head;’ and he saith unto the young man, ‘Bear him unto his mother;’
[20] and he beareth him, and bringeth him in unto his mother, and he sitteth on her knees till the noon, and dieth.
[21] And she goeth up, and layeth him on the bed of the man of God, and shutteth the door upon him, and goeth out,
[22] and calleth unto her husband, and saith, ‘Send, I pray thee, to me, one of the young men, and one of the asses, and I run unto the man of God, and return.’
[23] And he saith, ‘Wherefore art thou going unto him to-day?-neither new moon nor sabbath!’ and she saith, ‘Peace to thee!’
[24] And she saddleth the ass, and saith unto her young man, ‘Lead, and go, do not restrain riding for me, except I have said so to thee.’
[25] And she goeth, and cometh in unto the man of God, unto the hill of Carmel, and it cometh to pass, at the man of God’s seeing her from over-against, that he saith unto Gehazi his young man, ‘Lo, this Shunammite;
[26] 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.’
[27] And she cometh in unto the man of God, unto the hill, and layeth hold on his feet, and Gehazi cometh nigh to thrust her away, and the man of God saith, ‘Let her alone, for her soul is bitter to her, and Jehovah hath hidden it from me, and hath not declared it to me.’
[28] And she saith, ‘Did I ask a son from my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?’
[29] 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.’
[30] And the mother of the youth saith, ‘Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth-if I leave thee;’ and he riseth and goeth after her.
[31] And Gehazi hath passed on before them, and layeth the staff on the face of the youth, and there is no voice, and there is no attention, and he turneth back to meet him, and declareth to him, saying, ‘The youth hath not awaked.’
[32] And Elisha cometh in to the house, and lo, the youth is dead, laid on his bed,
[33] and he goeth in and shutteth the door upon them both, and prayeth unto Jehovah.
[34] And he goeth up, and lieth down on the lad, and putteth his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands, and stretcheth himself upon him, and the flesh of the lad becometh warm;
[35] and he turneth back and walketh in the house, once hither and once thither, and goeth up and stretcheth himself upon him, and the youth sneezeth till seven times, and the youth openeth his eyes.
[36] And he calleth unto Gehazi, and saith, ‘Call unto this Shunammite;’ and he calleth her, and she cometh in unto him, and he saith, ‘Lift up thy son.’
[37] And she goeth in, and falleth at his feet, and boweth herself to the earth, and lifteth up her son, and goeth out.
[38] And Elisha hath turned back to Gilgal, and the famine is in the land, and the sons of the prophets are sitting before him, and he saith to his young man, ‘Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.’
[39] And one goeth out unto the field to gather herbs, and findeth a vine of the field, and gathereth of it gourds of the field-the fulness of his garment-and cometh in and splitteth them into the pot of pottage, for they knew them not;
[40] and they pour out for the men to eat, and it cometh to pass at their eating of the pottage, that they have cried out, and say, ‘Death is in the pot, O man of God!’ and they have not been able to eat.
[41] And he saith, ‘Then bring ye meal;’ and he casteth into the pot, and saith, ‘Pour out for the people, and they eat;’ and there was no evil thing in the pot.
[42] And a man hath come from Baal-Shalishah, and bringeth in to the man of God bread of first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in its husk, and he saith, ‘Give to the people, and they eat.’
[43] And his minister saith, ‘What-do I give this before a hundred men?’ and he saith, ‘Give to the people, and they eat, for thus said Jehovah, Eat and leave;’
[44] and he giveth before them, and they eat and leave, according to the word of Jehovah.