2 Kings 8:5

“And it happened, as he was telling the king how he had restored to life the dead, that, look, the woman whose son he had restored to life was crying out to the king for her house and for her field. Gehazi said, “My lord the king, this is the woman, and this is her son whom Elisha restored to life.””

2 Kings 8:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Kings 8:5, word by word

And it happenedיְהִיyehi

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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was tellingמְסַפֵּרmesaper

recount

To relate, declare: the heavens proclaim the glory of El.

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the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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he had restored to lifeהֶחֱיָהhecheya

keep alive

To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.

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the deadמֵּתmet

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

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the womanאִשָּׁהisha

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

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whose sonבְּנָbena

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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was crying outצֹעֶקֶתtsoeket

cry out

To shout for help or justice.

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her houseבֵּיתָbeta

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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her fieldשָׂדָsada

farmland

Land that is farmed.

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Gehaziגֵּחֲזִיgechazi

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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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

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“My lordאֲדֹנִadoni

lord

The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.

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Elishaאֱלִישָׁעelisha

Elisha

Elisha: a name meaning "El is salvation." He is the son of Shaphat, of Abel-meholah, whom Elijah called to be prophet in his place (1 Kings 19:16-21; 2 Kings 2–13).

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The context

4The king was speaking to Gehazi, the young man of the man of Elohim, saying, “Tell me, please, all the great things that Elisha has done.”

5 · This verse (above)

6The king asked the woman, and she told him. The king gave her an official, saying, “Restore all that was hers and all the produce of the field from the day she left the land until now.”

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