2 Kings 8:5
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And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.And Gehazi was telling the king how Elisha had brought the dead back to life. Just then the woman whose son Elisha had revived came to appeal to the king for her house and her land. So Gehazi said, “My lord the king, this is the woman, and this is the son Elisha restored to life.”
In other translations
And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.And Gehazi was telling the king how Elisha had brought the dead back to life. Just then the woman whose son Elisha had revived came to appeal to the king for her house and her land. So Gehazi said, “My lord the king, this is the woman, and this is the son Elisha restored to life.”
Hebrew words
וַיְהִיvayhiand he wasH1961הוּאhu'heH1931מְסַפֵּרmesaperrecountingH5608לַמֶּלֶךְlamelekhto the kingH4428אֵת'et<obj.>H853אֲשֶׁר־'asher-this:H834הֶחֱיָהhecheyahhe had restored to lifeH2421אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַמֵּתhametthe dead [one]H4191וְהִנֵּהvehinehand there!H2009הָאִשָּׁהha'ishahthe womanH802אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whomH834הֶחֱיָהhecheyahhe had restored to lifeH2421אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853בְּנָהּbenahson herH1121צֹעֶקֶתtzo'eket[was] crying out for helpH6817אֶל־'el-toH413הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428עַל־'al-onH5921בֵּיתָהּbeitahhouse herH1004וְעַל־ve'al-and onH5921שָׂדָהּsadahfield herH7704וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559גֵּחֲזִיgechaziGehaziH1522אֲדֹנִי'adoniO lord myH113הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428זֹאתzotthisH2063הָאִשָּׁהha'ishah[is] the womanH802וְזֶה־vezeh-and thisH2088בְּנָהּbenah[is] son herH1121אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whomH834הֶחֱיָהhecheyahhe restored to lifeH2421אֱלִישָׁע׃'elisha'ElishaH477
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