Elisha Raises the Shunammite’s Son
2 Kings 4:23
In 11 translations
- BSB
- “Why would you go to him today?” he replied. “It is not a New Moon or a Sabbath.” “Everything is all right,” she said.
- KJV
- 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.well: Heb. peace
- WEB
- He said, “Why would you want to go to him today? It is not a new moon or a Sabbath.” She said, “It’s all right.”
- ASV
- 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.
- LSV
- And he says, “Why are you going to him today? [It is] neither new moon nor Sabbath!” And she says, “Peace [to you]!”
- YLT
- And he saith, 'Wherefore art thou going unto him to-day? — neither new moon nor sabbath!' and she saith, 'Peace [to thee]!'
- DBY
- And he said, Why wilt thou go to him to-day? It is neither new moon nor sabbath. And she said, [It is] well.
- DRC
- And he said to her: Why dost thou go to him? today is neither new moon nor sabbath. She answered: I will go.
- GNV
- And he sayd, Wherefore wilt thou goe to him to day? it is neither newe moone nor Sabbath day. And she answered, All shalbe well.
- JPS
- And he said: Wherefore wilt thou go to him today? it is neither new moon nor sabbath.' And she said: 'It shall be well.'
- LXXE
- And he said, Why art thou going to him to-day? It is neither new moon, nor the sabbath. And she said, It is well.Gr. peace.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Where the editions differ
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- Written (Ketiv): אַתִּי (“[are] you”). Read aloud (Qere): אַ֣תְּ (“[are] you”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
- Leningrad Codex reads אַ֣תְּי; read aloud (Qere) reads אַ֣תְּ (“[are] you”).
- Leningrad Codex reads הֹלֶ֤כֶתי; read aloud (Qere) reads הֹלֶ֤כֶת (“going”).
- Written (Ketiv): הֹלַכְתִּי. Read aloud (Qere): הֹלֶ֤כֶת (“going”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מַ֠דּוּעַ אתי הלכתי אֵלָיו֙ הַיּ֔וֹם לֹֽא־חֹ֖דֶשׁ וְלֹ֣א שַׁבָּ֑ת וַתֹּ֖אמֶר שָׁלֽוֹם׃Read aloud as (qere): אַ֣תְּRead aloud as (qere): הֹלֶ֤כֶת
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ εἶπε, τι ὅτι σὺ πορεύῃ πρὸς αὐτὸν σήμερον; οὐ νεομηνία, οὐδὲ σάββατον· ἡ δὲ εἶπεν, εἰρήνη.
Who and where
◆ Prophecies of Elisha
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
ShunemElishaSabbathShunammiteManasseh (3)GehaziFeast of the New Moon, TheTargumDaniel, Book ofJehoahaz
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