Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away, but the man of God said, Let her alone, for her soul is vexed within her, and LORD has hid it from me, and has n
New American Standard Bible
When she came to the man of God
King James Version
And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
Holman Bible
When she came up to the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet.
International Standard Version
As she came near the man of God on the mountain, she grabbed his feet. When Gehazi intervened to push her away, the man of God said, "Leave her alone! She is deeply troubled! The LORD has concealed the thing from me, and hasn't informed me."
American Standard Version
And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone: for her soul is vexed within her; and Jehovah hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
Amplified
When she came to the mountain to the man of God, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi approached to push her away; but the man of God said, “Let her alone, for her soul is desperate and troubled within her; and the Lord has hidden the reason from me and has not told me.”
Bible in Basic English
And when she came to where the man of God was on the hill, she put her hands round his feet; and Gehazi came near with the purpose of pushing her away; but the man of God said, Let her be, for her soul is bitter in her; and the Lord has kept it secret from me, and has not given me word of it.
Darby Translation
And she came to the man of God to the mountain, and caught him by the feet; and Gehazi drew near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone, for her soul is troubled within her, and Jehovah has hidden it from me, and has not told me.
Julia Smith Translation
And she will come to the man of God to the mountain, and she will lay hold upon his feet; and Gehazi will come near to push her away; and the man of God will say, Let go to her, for her soul is bitter to her: and Jehovah hid from me and announced not to me.
King James 2000
And when she came to the man of God at the mountain, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is bitter within her: and the LORD has hid it from me, and has not told me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So she came to the man of God at the mountain, and she caught hold of his feet. Then Gehazi came near to push her away, but the man of God said, "Let her alone, for her soul is bitter, and Yahweh has hidden it from me and has not told me."
Modern King James verseion
And she came to the man of God to the hill, and she caught him by the feet. And Gehazi came near to push her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone, for her soul is troubled within her. And Jehovah has hidden it from me and has not told me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then she went to the man of God up to the hill and caught him by the feet. And Gehazi went to her, to thrust her away. But the man of God said, "Let her alone, for her soul is vexed, and the LORD hath hid it from me and hath not told it me."
NET Bible
But when she reached the prophet on the mountain, she grabbed hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to push her away, but the prophet said, "Leave her alone, for she is very upset. The Lord has kept the matter hidden from me; he didn't tell me about it."
New Heart English Bible
When she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, "Leave her alone; for her soul is troubled within her; and the LORD has hidden it from me, and has not told me."
The Emphasized Bible
But, when she came unto the man of God, on the mount, she caught hold of his feet, - and Gehazi drew near to thrust her away, when the man of God said - Let her alone! for, her life, is embittered to her, howbeit, Yahweh, hath hidden it from me, and hath not told me.
Webster
And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is sorrowful within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me?
World English Bible
When she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, "Leave her alone; for her soul is troubled within her; and Yahweh has hidden it from me, and has not told me."
Youngs Literal Translation
And she cometh in unto the man of God, unto the hill, and layeth hold on his feet, and Gehazi cometh nigh to thrust her away, and the man of God saith, 'Let her alone, for her soul is bitter to her, and Jehovah hath hidden it from me, and hath not declared it to me.'
Themes
Afflictions » Instances of resignation in » The shunammite woman
Bible stories for children » David the giant killer 1sa 17 » A race for a little boy's life
Children » Death of, as a judgment upon parents » Miracles in behalf of » By elisha
Elisha » Miracles of » Raises the son of the shunammite woman from the dead
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Jehoram, or joram
Miracles » Catalogue of » Raises the shunammite woman's child
Shunammite » A woman who gave hospitality to elisha, and whose son he raised to life
Women » Good » The shunammite woman, who gave hospitality to elisha
Interlinear
'elohiym
אלהים
'elohiym
God, god, judge, GOD, goddess, great, mighty, angels, exceeding, God-ward , godly
Usage: 2600
Chazaq
Regel
Nagash
Hadaph
Raphah
Nephesh
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 4:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elisha Restores The Shunammite's Son
26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say to her, Is it well with thee? Is it well with thy husband? Is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well. 27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away, but the man of God said, Let her alone, for her soul is vexed within her, and LORD has hid it from me, and has n 28 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? Did I not say, do not deceive me?
Cross References
Genesis 18:17
And LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do,
1 Samuel 1:10
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to LORD, and wept much.
2 Samuel 7:3
And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart, for LORD is with thee.
2 Kings 4:25
So she went, and came to the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is the Shunammite.
2 Kings 6:12
And one of his servants said, No, my lord, O king, but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel tells the king of Israel the words that thou speak in thy bedchamber.
Job 10:1
My soul is weary of my life. I will give free reign to my complaint. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
Proverbs 14:10
The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not intermeddle with its joy.
Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity, but a broken spirit who can bear?
Amos 3:7
Surely lord LORD will do nothing unless he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.
Matthew 15:23
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples having approached, they besought him, saying, Send her away, because she cries out behind us.
Matthew 20:31
And the multitude rebuked them, so that they would be quiet, but they cried out greater, saying, Be merciful to us, Lord, thou son of David.
Matthew 28:9
And as they were going to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus also met them, saying, Hail. And having come, they held his feet and worshiped him.
Mark 10:13
And they brought children to him, so that he would touch them. And the disciples rebuked those who were bringing them.
Mark 14:6
But Jesus said, Leave her be. Why do ye cause troubles for her? She performed a good work on me.
Luke 7:38
and having stood behind near his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with the tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head. And she kissed his feet much, and anointed them with the ointment.
John 4:27
And upon this his disciples came. And they marveled that he spoke with the woman, yet no man said, What seek thou? or, Why do thou speak with her?
John 12:4-7
Therefore one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, son of Simon, the man who was going to betray him, says,
John 15:15
I no longer call you bondmen, because the bondman does not know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, because all things that I heard from my Father, I made known to you.