2 Kings 4:27
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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.When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
In other translations
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.When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
Hebrew words
וַתָּבֹאvatavo'and she cameH935אֶל־'el-toH413אִישׁ'ish[the] man ofH376הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430אֶל־'el-toH413הָהָרhaharthe mountainH2022וַתַּחֲזֵקvatachazekand she took holdH2388בְּרַגְלָיוberaglavon feet hisH7272וַיִּגַּשׁvaiyigashand he drew nearH5066גֵּיחֲזִיgeichaziGehaziH1522לְהָדְפָהּlehadefahto drive away herH1920וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אִישׁ'ish[the] man ofH376הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430הַרְפֵּה־harpeh-refrainH7503לָהּlahto herכִּי־ki-forH3588נַפְשָׁהּnafshahself herH5315מָרָה־marah-it is bitterH4843לָהּlahto herוַיהוָהvayahwehand YahwehH3068הֶעְלִיםhe'limhe has hiddenH5956מִמֶּנִּיmimenifrom meH4480וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808הִגִּידhigidhe has toldH5046לִי׃lito me
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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People: Gehazi