KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“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.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And she called” | וַתִּקְרָא֮ | To call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) | called |
| “unto” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “her husband,” | אִישָׁהּ֒ | 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) | husband |
| “and said,” | וַתֹּ֗אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “Send” | שִׁלְחָ֨ה | To send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) | Send |
| “me, I pray thee,” | נָ֥א | 'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction | pray |
| “one” | אֶחָ֣ד | Properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first | one |
| “of” | מִן | Properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | of |
| “the young men,” | הַנְּעָרִ֔ים | (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age) | young men |
| “and one” | וְאַחַ֖ת | Properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first | one |
| “of the asses,” | הָֽאֲתֹנ֑וֹת | A female donkey (from its docility) | asses |
| “that I may run” | וְאָר֛וּצָה | To run (for whatever reason, especially to rush) | run |
| “to” | עַד | As far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) | to |
| “the man” | אִ֥ישׁ | 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,” | הָֽאֱלֹהִ֖ים | 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 come again.” | וְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃ | To turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again | come again |
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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.
24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.
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