2 Kings 4:14
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And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?” “Well, she has no son,” Gehazi replied, “and her husband is old.”
In other translations
And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?” “Well, she has no son,” Gehazi replied, “and her husband is old.”
Hebrew words
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People and places
People: Gehazi