2 Kings 4:31

“Gehazi went on ahead of them and laid the staff on the face of the boy, but there was no sound and no response. He went back to meet him and told him, saying, “The boy has not awakened.””

2 Kings 4:31 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Kings 4:31, word by word

Gehaziגֵחֲזִיgechazi

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).

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went onעָבַרavar

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

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ahead of themפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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and laidיָּשֶׂםyasem

put

To put something somewhere.

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the staffמִּשְׁעֶנֶתmishenet

staff

A stick one carries in the hand to lean on while walking.

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of the boyנַּעַרnaar

boy

A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.

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soundקוֹלkol

sound

What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.

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responseקָשֶׁבkashev

attention

Attention: the act of listening to someone.

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He went backיָּשָׁבyashav

return

To go back to a place.

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to meet himקְרָאתkerat

meet

To go out to greet someone who arrives, in order to receive him.

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and toldיַּגֶּדyaged

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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awakenedהֵקִיץhekits

awake

To awake, to wake up from sleep.

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The context

30The mother of the boy said, “As YHWH lives and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So he got up and went after her.

31 · This verse (above)

32Elisha came into the house, and there was the boy, dead, laid on his bed.

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