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The Shunammite Woman

2 Kings 4:12

In 11 translations

BSB
And he said to Gehazi his servant, “Call the Shunammite woman.” And when he had called her, she stood before him,
KJV
And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
WEB
He said to Gehazi his servant, “Call this Shunammite.” When he had called her, she stood before him.
ASV
And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
LSV
and he says to his young man Gehazi, “Call for this Shunammite”; and he calls for her, and she stands before him.
YLT
and he saith unto Gehazi his young man, 'Call for this Shunammite;' and he calleth for her, and she standeth before him.
DBY
And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And he called her, and she stood before him.
DRC
And he said to Giezi his servant Call this Sunamitess. And when he had called her, and she stood before him,
GNV
And sayd to Gehazi his seruant, Call this Shunammite: and when hee called her, she stood before him.
JPS
And he said to Gehazi his servant: 'Call this Shunammite.' And when he had called her, she stood before him.
LXXE
And he said to Giezi his servant, Call me this Somanite. And he called her, and she stood before him.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל־גֵּחֲזִ֣י נַעֲר֔וֹ קְרָ֖א לַשּׁוּנַמִּ֣ית הַזֹּ֑את וַיִּקְרָא־לָ֔הּ וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד לְפָנָֽיו׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς Γιεζὶ τὸ παιδάριον αὐτοῦ, κάλεσόν μοι τὴν Σωμανίτιν ταύτην· καὶ ἐκάλεσεν αὐτήν, καὶ ἔστη ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ.

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👤 Gehazi◆ Prophecies of Elisha

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Kings 8:4–5Now the king had been speaking to Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, “Please relate to me all the great things Elisha has done.” And Gehazi was telling the king how Elisha had brought the dead back to life.…
  • 2 Kings 4:29–31So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment, take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him. Then lay my staff on the boy’s face.” And the…
  • 2 Kings 3:11But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on…
  • 2 Kings 5:20–27Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”…
  • 1 Kings 19:3And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,
  • 1 Kings 18:43“Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.”
  • Acts 13:5When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.

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