2 Kings 4:31
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And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.Gehazi went on ahead of them and laid the staff on the boy’s face, but there was no sound or response. So he went back to meet Elisha and told him, “The boy has not awakened.”
In other translations
And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.Gehazi went on ahead of them and laid the staff on the boy’s face, but there was no sound or response. So he went back to meet Elisha and told him, “The boy has not awakened.”
Hebrew words
וְגֵחֲזִיvegechaziand GehaziH1522עָבַר'avarhe passed onH5674לִפְנֵיהֶםlifneihem<to> before themH6440וַיָּשֶׂםvaiyasemand he putH7760אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַמִּשְׁעֶנֶתhamish'enetthe staffH4938עַל־'al-onH5921פְּנֵיpenei[the] face ofH6440הַנַּעַרhana'arthe ladH5288וְאֵיןve'einand there notH369קוֹלkol[was] a soundH6963וְאֵיןve'einand there notH369קָשֶׁבkashev[was] attentionH7182וַיָּשָׁבvaiyashovand he went backH7725לִקְרָאתוֹlikratoto meet himH7122וַיַּגֶּד־vaiyaged-and he toldH5046לוֹloto himלֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559לֹאlo'notH3808הֵקִיץhekitzhe has awakenedH6974הַנָּעַר׃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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