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He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“What, then,וּמֶהis to be doneלַעֲשׂוֹתfor her?”לָהּGehaziגֵּיחֲזִיsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Well,אֲבָלshe has noאֵיןson,בֵּן לָהּand her husbandוְאִישָׁהּis old.”זָקֵן
2 Kings 4:14
Study it in the app“He said, “What, then, is to be done for her?” Gehazi said, “Well, she has no son, and her husband is old.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 4:14, word by word
- He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- is to be doneעֲשׂוֹתasot
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appears- Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִיgechazi
Gehazi
Gehazi. A personal name which, according to the lexicon, means "valley of vision." He is the young man who served Elisha (2 Kings 4–5; 8:4-5).
Where else “gechazi” appears- “Wellאֲבָלaval
truly
Truly; or "no, rather".
Where else “aval” appears- sonבֵּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- and her husbandאִישָׁisha
husband
Literally "her man": the one married to her.
Where else “isha” appears- is oldזָקֵןzaken
grow old
Grow old, be old.
Where else “zaken” appears
The context
13He said to him, “Say, please, to her, ‘Look, you have taken trouble for us with all this trouble. What is to be done for you? Is there a matter to speak for you to the king or to the commander of the army?’” She said, “I live among my own people.”
14 · This verse (above)
15He said, “Call her.” He called her, and she stood in the doorway.