2 KINGS 4:21

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.”

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2 Kings 4:21 Translation & Meaning

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And she went up, וַתַּ֙עַל֙ To ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative up
and laid וַתַּשְׁכִּבֵ֔הוּ To lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose) laid
him on עַל Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications him on
the bed מִטַּ֖ת A bed (as extended) for sleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier bed
of the man אִ֣ישׁ A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) man
of God, הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative God
and shut וַתִּסְגֹּ֥ר To shut up; figuratively, to surrender shut
the door (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
upon בַּֽעֲד֖וֹ In up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc upon
him, and went out. וַתֵּצֵֽא׃ To go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim out

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  • 19  And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.

  • 20  And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.

  • 21  And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.

  • 22  And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

  • 23  And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.




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