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She said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Did I askהֲשָׁאַלְתִּיfor a sonבֵןfromמֵאֵתmy lord?אֲדֹנִיDid I notהֲלֹאsay,אָמַרְתִּי‘Do notלֹאdeceiveתַשְׁלֶהme’?”אֹתִי
2 Kings 4:28
Study it in the app“She said, “Did I ask for a son from my lord? Did I not say, ‘Do not deceive me’?””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 4:28, word by word
- She saidתֹּאמֶרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- “Did I askשָׁאַלְתִּיshaalti
ask for
To ask for something, or borrow.
Where else “shaalti” appears- for a sonבֵןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- my lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears- deceiveתַשְׁלֶהtashle
deceive
To raise someone's hopes with something false.
Where else “tashle” appears
The context
27She came to the man of Elohim on the mountain and took hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to push her away, but the man of Elohim said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is bitter within her, and YHWH has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
28 · This verse (above)
29He said to Gehazi, “Gird your waist, take my staff in your hand, and go. If you meet anyone, do not bless him; and if anyone blesses you, do not answer him; and lay my staff on the face of the boy.”