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 4:1 ¶ Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear Jehovah: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two children to be bondmen.

 4:1 ¶ Now there criedºº a certainº womanº of the wivesºº of the sonsº of the prophetsº untoº Elisha,º saying,ºº Thy servantº my husbandº is dead;ºº and thouº knowestºº thatº thy servantº didº fearººº the LORD:º and the creditorºº is comeºº to takeºº unto himº my twoº sonsº to be bondmen.º

 4:2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me; what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid hath not anything in the house, save a pot of oil.

 4:2 And Elishaº saidºº untoº her, Whatº shall I doºº for thee? tellºº me, whatº hastº thou in the house?º And she said,ºº Thine handmaidº hath notº any thingº in the house,º saveºº a potº of oil.º

 4:3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

 4:3 Then he said,ºº Go,ººº borrowºº thee vesselsº abroadºº ofºº allº thy neighbours,º [even] emptyº vessels;º borrow not a few.ººº

 4:4 And thou shalt go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels; and thou shalt set aside that which is full.

 4:4 And when thou art come in,ºº thou shalt shutºº the doorº uponº thee and uponº thy sons,º and shalt pour outºº intoº allº thoseº vessels,º and thou shalt set asideºº that which is full.º

 4:5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons; they brought [the vessels] to her, and she poured out.

 4:5 So she wentººº fromºº him, and shutºº the doorº uponº her and uponº her sons,º whoº broughtºº [the vessels] toº her; and sheº poured out.ºº

 4:6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.

 4:6 And it came to pass,º when the vesselsº were full,ºº that she saidºº untoº her son,º Bringººº me yetº a vessel.º And he saidºº untoº her, [There is] notº a vesselº more.º And the oilº stayed.ºº

 4:7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy sons of the rest.

 4:7 Then she cameºº and toldºº the manº of God.º And he said,ºº Go,ººº sellººº the oil,º and payººº thy debt,º and liveºº thouº and thy childrenº of the rest.ºº

 4:8 ¶ And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

 4:8 ¶ And it fellº on a day,º that Elishaº passedºº toº Shunem,º whereº [was] a greatº woman;º and she constrainedºº him to eatºº bread.º And [so] it was,º [that] as oftºº as he passed by,ºº he turnedºº inº thitherº to eatºº bread.º

 4:9 And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, that passeth by us continually.

 4:9 And she saidºº untoº her husband,º Beholdº now,º I perceiveºº thatº thisº [is] an holyº manº of God,º which passethºº byºº us continually.º

 4:10 Let us make, I pray thee, a little chamber on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a seat, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.

 4:10 Let us makeºº a littleº chamber,º I pray thee,º on the wall;º and let us setºº for him thereº a bed,º and a table,º and a stool,º and a candlestick:º and it shall be,º when he comethºº toº us, that he shall turnºº inº thither.º

 4:11 And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber and lay there.

 4:11 And it fellº on a day,º that he cameºº thither,º and he turnedºº intoº the chamber,º and layºº there.º

 4:12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.

 4:12 And he saidºº toº Gehaziº his servant,º Callºº thisº Shunammite.º And when he had calledºº her, she stoodºº beforeº him.

 4:13 And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.

 4:13 And he saidºº unto him, Sayºº nowº untoº her, Behold,º thou hast been carefulºº forº us withº allº thisº care;º whatº [is] to be doneºº for thee? wouldestº thou be spokenºº for toº the king,º orº toº the captainº of the host?º And she answered,ºº Iº dwellºº amongº mine own people.º

 4:14 And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no son, and her husband is old.

 4:14 And he said,ºº Whatº then [is] to be doneºº for her? And Gehaziº answered,ºº Verilyº she hath noº child,º and her husbandº is old.ºº

 4:15 And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.

 4:15 And he said,ºº Callºº her. And when he had calledºº her, she stoodºº in the door.º

 4:16 And he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid.

 4:16 And he said,ºº About thisº season,º according to the timeº of life,º thouº shalt embraceºº a son.º And she said,ºº Nay,º my lord,º [thou] manº of God,º do not lieººº unto thine handmaid.º

 4:17 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season, when the time came round, as Elisha had said unto her.

 4:17 And the womanº conceived,ºº and bareºº a sonº at thatº seasonº thatº Elishaº had saidºº untoº her, according to the timeº of life.º

 4:18 ¶ And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.

 4:18 ¶ And when the childº was grown,ºº it fellº on a day,º that he went outºº toº his fatherº toº the reapers.ºº

 4:19 And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to his servant, Carry him to his mother.

 4:19 And he saidºº untoº his father,º My head,º my head.º And he saidºº toº a lad,º Carryºº him toº his mother.º

 4:20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.

 4:20 And when he had takenºº him, and broughtºº him toº his mother,º he satºº onº her kneesº tillº noon,º and [then] died.ºº

 4:21 And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut [the door] upon him, and went out.

 4:21 And she went up,ºº and laidºº him onº the bedº of the manº of God,º and shutºº [the door] uponº him, and went out.ºº

 4:22 And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the servants, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

 4:22 And she calledºº untoº her husband,º and said,ºº Sendºº me, I pray thee,º oneº ofº the young men,º and oneº of the asses,º that I may runºº toº the manº of God,º and come again.ºº

 4:23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to-day? it is neither new moon nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.

 4:23 And he said,ºº Whereforeº wilt thouº goºº toº him to day?º [it is] neitherº new moon,º norº sabbath.º And she said,ºº [It shall be] well.º

 4:24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slacken me not the riding, except I bid thee.

 4:24 Then she saddledºº an ass,º and saidºº toº her servant,º Drive,ºº and go forward;ººº slackºº notº [thy] ridingºº for me, exceptºº I bidºº thee.

 4:25 So she went, and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is the Shunammite:

 4:25 So she wentººº and cameºº untoº the manº of Godº toº mountº Carmel.º And it came to pass,º when the manº of Godº sawº her afar off,ºººº that he saidºº toº Gehaziº his servant,º Behold,º [yonder is] thatº Shunammite:º

 4:26 run, I pray thee, now to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.

 4:26 Runºº now,º I pray thee,º to meetººº her, and sayºº unto her, [Is it] wellº with thee? [is it] wellº with thy husband?º [is it] wellº with the child?º And she answered,ºº [It is] well.º

 4:27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone: for her soul is vexed within her; and Jehovah hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

 4:27 And when she cameºº toº the manº of Godº toº the hill,º she caughtºº him by the feet:º but Gehaziº came nearºº to thrust her away.ºº And the manº of Godº said,ºº Let her alone;ºº forº her soulº [is] vexedºº within her: and the LORDº hath hidºº [it] fromº me, and hath notº toldºº me.

 4:28 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?

 4:28 Then she said,ºº Did I desireºº a sonº ofºº my lord?º did I notº say,ºº Do notº deceiveºº me?

 4:29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy 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.

 4:29 Then he saidºº to Gehazi,º Gird upºº thy loins,º and takeºº my staffº in thine hand,º and go thy way:ººº ifº thou meetºº any man,º saluteºº him not;º and ifº anyº saluteºº thee, answerº him notº again:ºº and layºº my staffº uponº the faceº of the child.º

 4:30 And the mother of the child said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.

 4:30 And the motherº of the childº said,ºº [As] the LORDº liveth,º and [as] thy soulº liveth,º I will notº leaveºº thee. And he arose,ºº and followedºººº her.

 4:31 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 returned to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.

 4:31 And Gehaziº passed onºº beforeº them, and laidººº the staffº uponº the faceº of the child;º but [there was] neitherº voice,º norº hearing.º Wherefore he went againºº to meetººº him, and toldºº him, saying,ºº The childº is notº awaked.ºº

 4:32 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.

 4:32 And when Elishaº was comeºº into the house,º behold,º the childº was dead,ºº [and] laidºº uponº his bed.º

 4:33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto Jehovah.

 4:33 He went inºº therefore, and shutºº the doorº uponº them twain,º and prayedºº untoº the LORD.º

 4:34 And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon him; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.

 4:34 And he went up,ºº and layºº uponº the child,º and putºº his mouthº uponº his mouth,º and his eyesº uponº his eyes,º and his handsº uponº his hands:º and he stretchedºº himself uponº the child; and the fleshº of the childº waxed warm.ºº

 4:35 Then he returned, and walked in the house once to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

 4:35 Then he returned,ºº and walkedººº in the houseº toºº and fro;ºº and went up,ºº and stretchedºº himself uponº him: and the childº sneezedººº sevenº times,º and the childº openedººº his eyes.º

 4:36 And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.

 4:36 And he calledººº Gehazi,º and said,ºº Callººº thisº Shunammite.º So he calledºº her. And when she was comeº inºº untoº him, he said,ºº Take upºº thy son.º

 4:37 Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; and she took up her son, and went out.

 4:37 Then she went in,ºº and fellºº atº his feet,º and bowedºº herselfº to the ground,º and took upººº her son,º and went out.ºº

 4:38 ¶ And Elisha came again to Gilgal. And there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.

 4:38 ¶ And Elishaº came againºº to Gilgal:º and [there was] a dearthº in the land;º and the sonsº of the prophetsº [were] sittingºº beforeº him: and he saidºº unto his servant,º Setºº onº the greatº pot,º and seetheºº pottageº for the sonsº of the prophets.º

 4:39 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage; for they knew them not.

 4:39 And oneº went outºº intoº the fieldº to gatherºº herbs,º and foundºº a wildº vine,º and gatheredºº thereofº wildº gourdsº his lapº full,º and cameºº and shredºº [them] intoº the potº of pottage:º forº they knewºº [them] not.º

 4:40 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.

 4:40 So they poured outºº for the menºº to eat.ºº And it came to pass,º as they were eatingºº of the pottage,ºº that theyº cried out,ºº and said,ºº O [thou] manº of God,º [there is] deathº in the pot.º And they couldºº notº eatºº [thereof].

 4:41 But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.

 4:41 But he said,ºº Then bringºº meal.º And he castºº [it] intoº the pot;º and he said,ºº Pour outºº for the people,º that they may eat.ºº And there wasº noº harmºº in the pot.º

 4:42 ¶ And there came a man from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.

 4:42 ¶ And there cameºº a manº from Baalshalisha,ºº and broughtºº the manº of Godº breadº of the firstfruits,º twentyº loavesº of barley,º and full ears of cornº in the huskº thereof. And he said,ºº Giveºº unto the people,º that they may eat.ºº

 4:43 And his servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? But he said, Give the people, that they may eat; for thus saith Jehovah, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

 4:43 And his servitorºº said,ºº What,º should I setºº thisº beforeº an hundredº men?º He saidº again,ºº Giveºº the people,º that they may eat:ºº forº thusº saithºº the LORD,º They shall eat,ºº and shall leaveºº [thereof].

 4:44 So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of Jehovah.

 4:44 So he setºº [it] beforeº them, and they did eat,ºº and leftºº [thereof], according to the wordº of the LORD.º