Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Truly she has no son, and her husband is old.

New American Standard Bible

So he said, “What then is to be done for her?” And Gehazi answered, “Truly she has no son and her husband is old.”

King James Version

And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.

Holman Bible

So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?”

Gehazi answered, “Well, she has no son, and her husband is old.”

International Standard Version

He responded, "What, then, is to be done on her behalf?" Gehazi answered, "Well, she has no son and her husband is growing old."

American Standard Version

And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no son, and her husband is old.

Amplified

Later Elisha said, “What then is to be done for her?” Gehazi answered, “Well, she has no son and her husband is old.”

Bible in Basic English

So he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi made answer, Still there is this, she has no son and her husband is old.

Darby Translation

And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi said, Verily, she has no son, and her husband is old.

Julia Smith Translation

And he will say, And what to be done for her? And Gehazi will say. Truly, not a son to her, and her husband an old man.

King James 2000

And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she has no child, and her husband is old.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then he said, "What may be done for her?" Gehazi said, "Well, she has no son, and her husband is old."

Modern King James verseion

And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Truly, she has no child, and her husband is old.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then he said, "What is to be done for her?" And Gehazi said, "Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old."

NET Bible

So he asked Gehazi, "What can I do for her?" Gehazi replied, "She has no son, and her husband is old."

New Heart English Bible

He said, "What then is to be done for her?" Gehazi answered, "Most certainly she has no son, and her husband is old."

The Emphasized Bible

So he said, What then can be done for thee? And Gehazi said, Verily, she hath no, son, and, her husband, is, old.

Webster

And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.

World English Bible

He said, "What then is to be done for her?" Gehazi answered, "Most certainly she has no son, and her husband is old."

Youngs Literal Translation

And he saith, 'And what -- to do for her?' and Gehazi saith, 'Verily she hath no son, and her husband is aged.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And he said

Usage: 0

for her And Gehazi
גּחזי גּיחזי 
Geychaziy 
Usage: 12

H61
אבל 
'abal 
Usage: 11

and her husband
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

References

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Context Readings

Elisha At Shunem

13 And he said to him, Say now to her, Behold, thou have been caring for us with all this care. What is to be done for thee? Would thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the army? And she answered, I dwell among my own p 14 And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Truly she has no son, and her husband is old. 15 And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.



Cross References

Genesis 15:2-3

And Abram said, O lord LORD, what will thou give me, since I go childless. And he who shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?

Genesis 17:17

Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him who is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear?

Genesis 18:10-14

And he said, I will certainly return to thee when the season comes round, and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.

Genesis 25:21

And Isaac entreated LORD for his wife, because she was barren. And LORD was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

Genesis 30:1

And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no sons, Rachel envied her sister, and she said to Jacob, Give me sons, or else I die.

Judges 13:2

And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah, and his wife was barren, and did not bear.

1 Samuel 1:2

And he had two wives: the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

1 Samuel 1:8

And Elkanah her husband said to her, Hannah, why do thou weep? And why do thou not eat? And why is thy heart grieved? Am not I better to thee than ten sons?

Luke 1:7

And there was no child to them because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in their days.

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