2Kings:4

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ylt @2Kings:4:1 @And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets hath cried unto Elisha , saying , 'Thy servant , my husband , is dead , and thou hast known that thy servant was fearing Jehovah , and the lender hath come to take my two children to him for servants .' ylt @2Kings:4:2 @And Elisha saith unto her , 'What do I do for thee ? declare to me , what hast thou in the house ?' and she saith , 'Thy maid-servant hath nothing in the house except a pot of oil .' ylt @2Kings:4:3 @And he saith , 'Go , ask for thee vessels from without , from all thy neighbours -- empty vessels -- let [them ] not be few ; ylt @2Kings:4:4 @and thou hast entered , and shut the door upon thee , and upon thy sons , and hast poured out into all these vessels , and the full ones thou dost remove .' ylt @2Kings:4:5 @And she goeth from him , and shutteth the door upon her , and upon her sons ; they are bringing nigh unto her , and she is pouring out , ylt @2Kings:4:6 @and it cometh to pass , at the filling of the vessels , that she saith unto her son , 'Bring nigh unto me a vessel more ,' and he saith unto her , 'There is not a vessel more ;' and the oil stayeth . ylt @2Kings:4:7 @And she cometh and declareth to the man of God , and he saith , 'Go , sell the oil , and repay thy loan ; and thou [and ] thy sons do live of the rest .' ylt @2Kings:4:8 @And the day cometh that Elisha passeth over unto Shunem , and there [is ] a great woman , and she layeth hold on him to eat bread , and it cometh to pass , at the time of his passing over , he turneth aside thither to eat bread , ylt @2Kings:4:9 @and she saith unto her husband , 'Lo , I pray thee , I have known that a holy man of God he is , passing over by us continually ; ylt @2Kings:4:10 @let us make , I pray thee , a little upper chamber of the wall , and we set for him there a bed , and a table , and a high seat , and a candlestick ; and it hath been , in his coming in unto us , he doth turn aside thither .' ylt @2Kings:4:11 @And the day cometh , that he cometh in thither , and turneth aside unto the upper chamber , and lieth there , ylt @2Kings:4:12 @and he saith unto Gehazi his young man , 'Call for this Shunammite ;' and he calleth for her , and she standeth before him . ylt @2Kings:4:13 @And he saith to him , 'Say , I pray thee , unto her , Lo , thou hast troubled thyself concerning us with all this trouble ; what -- to do for thee ? is it to speak for thee unto the king , or unto the head of the host ?' and she saith , 'In the midst of my people I am dwelling .' ylt @2Kings:4:14 @And he saith , 'And what -- to do for her ?' and Gehazi saith , 'Verily she hath no son , and her husband [is ] aged .' ylt @2Kings:4:15 @And he saith , 'Call for her ;' and he calleth for her , and she standeth at the opening , ylt @2Kings:4:16 @and he saith , 'At this season , according to the time of life , thou art embracing a son ;' and she saith , 'Nay , my lord , O man of God , do not lie unto thy maid-servant .' ylt @2Kings:4:17 @And the woman conceiveth and beareth a son , at this season , according to the time of life , that Elisha spake of unto her . ylt @2Kings:4:18 @And the lad groweth , and the day cometh that he goeth out unto his father , unto the reapers , ylt @2Kings:4:19 @and he saith unto his father , 'My head , my head ;' and he saith unto the young man , 'Bear him unto his mother ;' ylt @2Kings:4:20 @and he beareth him , and bringeth him in unto his mother , and he sitteth on her knees till the noon , and dieth . ylt @2Kings:4:21 @And she goeth up , and layeth him on the bed of the man of God , and shutteth [the door ] upon him , and goeth out , ylt @2Kings:4:22 @and calleth unto her husband , and saith , 'Send , I pray thee , to me , one of the young men , and one of the asses , and I run unto the man of God , and return .' ylt @2Kings:4:23 @And he saith , 'Wherefore art thou going unto him to-day ? -- neither new moon nor sabbath !' and she saith , 'Peace [to thee ]!' ylt @2Kings:4:24 @And she saddleth the ass , and saith unto her young man , 'Lead , and go , do not restrain riding for me , except I have said [so ] to thee .' ylt @2Kings:4:25 @And she goeth , and cometh in unto the man of God , unto the hill of Carmel , and it cometh to pass , at the man of God 's seeing her from over-against , that he saith unto Gehazi his young man , 'Lo , this Shunammite ; ylt @2Kings:4:26 @now , run , I pray thee , to meet her , and say to her , Is there peace to thee ? is there peace to thy husband ? is there peace to the lad ?' and she saith , 'Peace .' ylt @2Kings:4:27 @And she cometh in unto the man of God , unto the hill , and layeth hold on his feet , and Gehazi cometh nigh to thrust her away , and the man of God saith , 'Let her alone , for her soul [is ] bitter to her , and Jehovah hath hidden [it ] from me , and hath not declared [it ] to me .' ylt @2Kings:4:28 @And she saith , 'Did I ask a son from my lord ? did I not say , Do not deceive me ?' ylt @2Kings:4:29 @And he saith to Gehazi , 'Gird up thy loins , and take my staff in thy hand , and go ; when thou dost meet a man , thou dost not salute him ; and when a man doth salute thee , thou dost not answer him ; and thou hast laid my staff on the face of the youth .' ylt @2Kings:4:30 @And the mother of the youth saith , 'Jehovah liveth , and thy soul liveth -- if I leave thee ;' and he riseth and goeth after her . ylt @2Kings:4:31 @And Gehazi hath passed on before them , and layeth the staff on the face of the youth , and there is no voice , and there is no attention , and he turneth back to meet him , and declareth to him , saying , 'The youth hath not awaked .' ylt @2Kings:4:32 @And Elisha cometh in to the house , and lo , the youth is dead , laid on his bed , ylt @2Kings:4:33 @and he goeth in and shutteth the door upon them both , and prayeth unto Jehovah . ylt @2Kings:4:34 @And he goeth up , and lieth down on the lad , and putteth his mouth on his mouth , and his eyes on his eyes , and his hands on his hands , and stretcheth himself upon him , and the flesh of the lad becometh warm ; ylt @2Kings:4:35 @and he turneth back and walketh in the house , once hither and once thither , and goeth up and stretcheth himself upon him , and the youth sneezeth till seven times , and the youth openeth his eyes . ylt @2Kings:4:36 @And he calleth unto Gehazi , and saith , 'Call unto this Shunammite ;' and he calleth her , and she cometh in unto him , and he saith , 'Lift up thy son .' ylt @2Kings:4:37 @And she goeth in , and falleth at his feet , and boweth herself to the earth , and lifteth up her son , and goeth out . ylt @2Kings:4:38 @And Elisha hath turned back to Gilgal , and the famine [is ] in the land , and the sons of the prophets are sitting before him , and he saith to his young man , 'Set on the great pot , and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets .' ylt @2Kings:4:39 @And one goeth out unto the field to gather herbs , and findeth a vine of the field , and gathereth of it gourds of the field -- the fulness of his garment -- and cometh in and splitteth [them ] into the pot of pottage , for they knew [them ] not ; ylt @2Kings:4:40 @and they pour out for the men to eat , and it cometh to pass at their eating of the pottage , that they have cried out , and say , 'Death [is ] in the pot , O man of God !' and they have not been able to eat . ylt @2Kings:4:41 @And he saith , 'Then bring ye meal ;' and he casteth into the pot , and saith , 'Pour out for the people , and they eat ;' and there was no evil thing in the pot . ylt @2Kings:4:42 @And a man hath come from Baal-Shalishah , and bringeth in to the man of God bread of first-fruits , twenty loaves of barley , and full ears of corn in its husk , and he saith , 'Give to the people , and they eat .' ylt @2Kings:4:43 @And his minister saith , 'What -- do I give this before a hundred men ?' and he saith , 'Give to the people , and they eat , for thus said Jehovah , Eat and leave ;' ylt @2Kings:4:44 @and he giveth before them , and they eat and leave , according to the word of Jehovah .

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