2 Kings 4:29

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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.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.”

In other translations

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.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.”

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לְגֵיחֲזִיlegeichazito GehaziH1522חֲגֹרchagorgird upH2296מָתְנֶיךָmateneikhaloins yourH4975וְקַחvekachand takeH3947מִשְׁעַנְתִּיmish'antistaff myH4938בְיָדְךָveyadekhain hand yourH3027וָלֵךְvalekhand goH1980כִּי־ki-ifH3588תִמְצָאtimtza'you will meetH4672אִישׁ'ishanyoneH376לֹאlo'notH3808תְבָרְכֶנּוּtevarekhenuyou must bless himH1288וְכִי־vekhi-and ifH3588יְבָרֶכְךָyevarekhkhahe will bless youH1288אִישׁ'ishanyoneH376לֹאlo'notH3808תַעֲנֶנּוּta'anenuyou must answer himH6030וְשַׂמְתָּvesamtaand you will putH7760מִשְׁעַנְתִּיmish'antistaff myH4938עַל־'al-onH5921פְּנֵיpenei[the] face ofH6440הַנָּעַר׃hana'arthe ladH5288

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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