KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.”
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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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| “But he” | וְהוּא | He (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are | But he |
| “went in,” | בָא֙ | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | went in |
| “and stood” | וַיַּֽעֲמֹ֣ד | To stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) | stood |
| “before” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | before |
| “his master.” | אֲדֹנָ֔יו | Sovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine) | master |
| “And Elisha” | אֱלִישָׁ֔ע | Elisha, the famous prophet | Elisha |
| “said” | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “unto” | אֵלָיו֙ | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “him, Whence” | מֵאַ֖ןִ | Where? (only in connection with prepositional prefix, whence) | Whence |
| “comest thou,” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “Gehazi?” | גֵּֽחֲזִ֑י | Gechazi, the servant of Elisha | Gehazi |
| “And he said,” | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “Thy servant” | עַבְדְּךָ֖ | A servant | servant |
| “went” | הָלַ֥ךְ | To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | went |
| “no” | לֹֽא | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | no |
| “whither.” | אָ֥נֶה | Where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither | whither |
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23 And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.
24 And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.
25 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
26 And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?
27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.
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