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Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
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One day the wife of a man from the guild of prophets called out to Elisha, "Your servant my husband is dead. You well know what a good man he was, devoted to GOD. And now the man to whom he was in debt is on his way to collect by taking my two children as slaves."
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The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the LORD. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves."
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A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves."
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One day the widow of one of Elisha's fellow prophets came to Elisha and cried out to him, "My husband who served you is dead, and you know how he feared the LORD. But now a creditor has come, threatening to take my two sons as slaves."
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And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
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Elisha said, "I wonder how I can be of help. Tell me, what do you have in your house?Nothing," she said. "Well, I do have a little oil."
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Elisha replied to her, "How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?Your servant has nothing there at all," she said, "except a little oil."
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So Elisha said to her, "What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?" And she said, "Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil."
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"What can I do to help you?" Elisha asked. "Tell me, what do you have in the house?Nothing at all, except a flask of olive oil," she replied.
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Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
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"Here's what you do," said Elisha. "Go up and down the street and borrow jugs and bowls from all your neighbors. And not just a few--all you can get.
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Elisha said, "Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don't ask for just a few.
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Then he said, "Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors--empty vessels; do not gather just a few.
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And Elisha said, "Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbors.
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And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
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Then come home and lock the door behind you, you and your sons. Pour oil into each container; when each is full, set it aside."
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Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side."
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And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones."
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Then go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you. Pour olive oil from your flask into the jars, setting the jars aside as they are filled."
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So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
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She did what he said. She locked the door behind her and her sons; as they brought the containers to her, she filled them.
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She left him and afterward shut the door behind her and her sons. They brought the jars to her and she kept pouring.
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So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured it out.
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So she did as she was told. Her sons brought many jars to her, and she filled one after another.
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And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.
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When all the jugs and bowls were full, she said to one of her sons, "Another jug, please." He said, "That's it. There are no more jugs." Then the oil stopped.
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When all the jars were full, she said to her son, "Bring me another one." But he replied, "There is not a jar left." Then the oil stopped flowing.
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Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, "Bring me another vessel." And he said to her, "There is not another vessel." So the oil ceased.
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Soon every container was full to the brim! "Bring me another jar," she said to one of her sons. "There aren't any more!" he told her. And then the olive oil stopped flowing.
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Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.
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She went and told the story to the man of God. He said, "Go sell the oil and make good on your debts. Live, both you and your sons, on what's left." [JC]
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She went and told the man of God, and he said, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live on what is left."
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Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest."
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When she told the man of God what had happened, he said to her, "Now sell the olive oil and pay your debts, and there will be enough money left over to support you and your sons."
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And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
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One day Elisha passed through Shunem. A leading lady of the town talked him into stopping for a meal. And then it became his custom: Whenever he passed through, he stopped by for a meal.
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One day Elisha went to Shunem. And a well-to-do woman was there, who urged him to stay for a meal. So whenever he came by, he stopped there to eat.
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Now it happened one day that Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a notable woman, and she persuaded him to eat some food. So it was, as often as he passed by, he would turn in there to eat some food.
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One day Elisha went to the town of Shunem. A wealthy woman lived there, and she invited him to eat some food. From then on, whenever he passed that way, he would stop there to eat.
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And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.
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"I'm certain," said the woman to her husband, "that this man who stops by with us all the time is a holy man of God.
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She said to her husband, "I know that this man who often comes our way is a holy man of God.
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And she said to her husband, "Look now, I know that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us regularly.
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She said to her husband, "I am sure this man who stops in from time to time is a holy man of God.
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Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
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Why don't we add on a small room upstairs and furnish it with a bed and desk, chair and lamp, so that when he comes by he can stay with us?"
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Let's make a small room on the roof and put in it a bed and a table, a chair and a lamp for him. Then he can stay there whenever he comes to us."
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Please, let us make a small upper room on the wall; and let us put a bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand; so it will be, whenever he comes to us, he can turn in there."
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Let's make a little room for him on the roof and furnish it with a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp. Then he will have a place to stay whenever he comes by."
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And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.
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And so it happened that the next time Elisha came by he went to the room and lay down for a nap.
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One day when Elisha came, he went up to his room and lay down there.
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And it happened one day that he came there, and he turned in to the upper room and lay down there.
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One day Elisha returned to Shunem, and he went up to his room to rest.
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And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
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Then he said to his servant Gehazi, "Tell the Shunammite woman I want to see her." He called her and she came to him.
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He said to his servant Gehazi, "Call the Shunammite." So he called her, and she stood before him.
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Then he said to Gehazi his servant, "Call this Shunammite woman." When he had called her, she stood before him.
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He said to his servant Gehazi, "Tell the woman I want to speak to her." When she arrived,
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And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.
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Through Gehazi Elisha said, "You've gone far beyond the call of duty in taking care of us; what can we do for you? Do you have a request we can bring to the king or to the commander of the army?" She replied, "Nothing. I'm secure and satisfied in my family."
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Elisha said to him, "Tell her, 'You have gone to all this trouble for us. Now what can be done for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or the commander of the army?'" She replied, "I have a home among my own people."
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And he said to him, "Say now to her, "Look, you have been concerned for us with all this care. What can I do for you? Do you want me to speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?"' She answered, "I dwell among my own people."
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Elisha said to Gehazi, "Tell her that we appreciate the kind concern she has shown us. Now ask her what we can do for her. Does she want me to put in a good word for her to the king or to the commander of the army?No," she replied, "my family takes good care of me."
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And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
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Elisha conferred with Gehazi: "There's got to be something we can do for her. But what?" Gehazi said, "Well, she has no son, and her husband is an old man."
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"What can be done for her?" Elisha asked. Gehazi said, "Well, she has no son and her husband is old."
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So he said, "What then is to be done for her?" And Gehazi answered, "Actually, she has no son, and her husband is old."
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Later Elisha asked Gehazi, "What do you think we can do for her?" He suggested, "She doesn't have a son, and her husband is an old man."
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And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.
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"Call her in," said Elisha. He called her and she stood at the open door.
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Then Elisha said, "Call her." So he called her, and she stood in the doorway.
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So he said, "Call her." When he had called her, she stood in the doorway.
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"Call her back again," Elisha told him. When the woman returned, Elisha said to her as she stood in the doorway,
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And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
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Elisha said to her, "This time next year you're going to be nursing an infant son.O my master, O Holy Man," she said, "don't play games with me, teasing me with such fantasies!"
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"About this time next year," Elisha said, "you will hold a son in your arms.No, my lord," she objected. "Don't mislead your servant, O man of God!"
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Then he said, "About this time next year you shall embrace a son." And she said, "No, my lord. Man of God, do not lie to your maidservant!"
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"Next year at about this time you will be holding a son in your arms!No, my lord!" she protested. "Please don't lie to me like that, O man of God."
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And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.
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The woman conceived. A year later, just as Elisha had said, she had a son.
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But the woman became pregnant, and the next year about that same time she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her.
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But the woman conceived, and bore a son when the appointed time had come, of which Elisha had told her.
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But sure enough, the woman soon became pregnant. And at that time the following year she had a son, just as Elisha had said.
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And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.
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The child grew up. One day he went to his father, who was working with the harvest hands,
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The child grew, and one day he went out to his father, who was with the reapers.
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And the child grew. Now it happened one day that he went out to his father, to the reapers.
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One day when her child was older, he went out to visit his father, who was working with the harvesters.
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And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.
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complaining, "My head, my head!" His father ordered a servant, "Carry him to his mother."
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"My head! My head!" he said to his father. His father told a servant, "Carry him to his mother."
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And he said to his father, "My head, my head!" So he said to a servant, "Carry him to his mother."
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Suddenly he complained, "My head hurts! My head hurts!" His father said to one of the servants, "Carry him home to his mother."
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And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
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The servant took him in his arms and carried him to his mother. He lay on her lap until noon and died.
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After the servant had lifted him up and carried him to his mother, the boy sat on her lap until noon, and then he died.
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When he had taken him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
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So the servant took him home, and his mother held him on her lap. But around noontime he died.
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And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.
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She took him up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, shut him in alone, and left.
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She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, then shut the door and went out.
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And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, shut the door upon him, and went out.
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She carried him up to the bed of the man of God, then shut the door and left him there.
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And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.
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She then called her husband, "Get me a servant and a donkey so I can go to the Holy Man; I'll be back as soon as I can."
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She called her husband and said, "Please send me one of the servants and a donkey so I can go to the man of God quickly and return."
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Then she called to her husband, and said, "Please send me one of the young men and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God and come back."
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She sent a message to her husband: "Send one of the servants and a donkey so that I can hurry to the man of God and come right back."
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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.
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"But why today? This isn't a holy day--it's neither New Moon nor Sabbath." She said, "Don't ask questions; I need to go right now. Trust me."
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"Why go to him today?" he asked. "It's not the New Moon or the Sabbath.It's all right," she said.
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So he said, "Why are you going to him today? It is neither the New Moon nor the Sabbath." And she said, "It is well."
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"Why today?" he asked. "It is neither a new moon festival nor a Sabbath." But she said, "It's all right."
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Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.
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She went ahead and saddled the donkey, ordering her servant, "Take the lead--and go as fast as you can; I'll tell you if you're going too fast."
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She saddled the donkey and said to her servant, "Lead on; don't slow down for me unless I tell you."
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Then she saddled a donkey, and said to her servant, "Drive, and go forward; do not slacken the pace for me unless I tell you."
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So she saddled the donkey and said to the servant, "Hurry! Don't slow down on my account unless I tell you to."
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So she went and came unto 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 that Shunammite:
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And so off she went. She came to the Holy Man at Mount Carmel. The Holy Man, spotting her while she was still a long way off, said to his servant Gehazi, "Look out there; why, it's the Shunammite woman!
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So she set out and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When he saw her in the distance, the man of God said to his servant Gehazi, "Look! There's the Shunammite!
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And so she departed, and went to the man of God at Mount Carmel. So it was, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to his servant Gehazi, "Look, the Shunammite woman!
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As she approached the man of God at Mount Carmel, Elisha saw her in the distance. He said to Gehazi, "Look, the woman from Shunem is coming.
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Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.
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Quickly now. Ask her, "Is something wrong? Are you all right? Your husband? Your child?'" She said, "Everything's fine."
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Run to meet her and ask her, 'Are you all right? Is your husband all right? Is your child all right?' Everything is all right," she said.
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Please run now to meet her, and say to her, "Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?"' And she answered, "It is well."
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Run out to meet her and ask her, `Is everything all right with you, with your husband, and with your child?' Yes," the woman told Gehazi, "everything is fine."
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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.
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But when she reached the Holy Man at the mountain, she threw herself at his feet and held tightly to him. Gehazi came up to pull her away, but the Holy Man said, "Leave her alone--can't you see that she's in distress? But GOD hasn't let me in on why; I'm completely in the dark."
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When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, "Leave her alone! She is in bitter distress, but the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me why."
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Now when she came to the man of God at the hill, she caught him by the feet, but Gehazi came near to push her away. But the man of God said, "Let her alone; for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me, and has not told me."
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But when she came to the man of God at the mountain, she fell to the ground before him and caught hold of his feet. Gehazi began to push her away, but the man of God said, "Leave her alone. Something is troubling her deeply, and the LORD has not told me what it is."
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Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?
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Then she spoke up: "Did I ask for a son, master? Didn't I tell you, "Don't tease me with false hopes'?"
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"Did I ask you for a son, my lord?" she said. "Didn't I tell you, 'Don't raise my hopes'?"
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So she said, "Did I ask a son of my lord? Did I not say, "Do not deceive me'?"
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Then she said, "It was you, my lord, who said I would have a son. And didn't I tell you not to raise my hopes?"
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Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
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He ordered Gehazi, "Don't lose a minute--grab my staff and run as fast as you can. If you meet anyone, don't even take time to greet him, and if anyone greets you, don't even answer. Lay my staff across the boy's face."
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Elisha said to Gehazi, "Tuck your cloak into your belt, take my staff in your hand and run. If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer. Lay my staff on the boy's face."
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Then he said to Gehazi, "Get yourself ready, and take my staff in your hand, and be on your way. If you meet anyone, do not greet him; and if anyone greets you, do not answer him; but lay my staff on the face of the child."
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Then Elisha said to Gehazi, "Get ready to travel; take my staff and go! Don't talk to anyone along the way. Go quickly and lay the staff on the child's face."
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And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
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The boy's mother said, "As sure as GOD lives and you live, you're not leaving me behind." And so Gehazi let her take the lead, and followed behind.
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But the child's mother said, "As surely as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you." So he got up and followed her.
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And the mother of the child said, "As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you." So he arose and followed her.
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But the boy's mother said, "As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I won't go home unless you go with me." So Elisha returned with her.
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And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
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But Gehazi arrived first and laid the staff across the boy's face. But there was no sound--no sign of life. Gehazi went back to meet Elisha and said, "The boy hasn't stirred."
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Gehazi went on ahead and laid the staff on the boy's face, but there was no sound or response. So Gehazi went back to meet Elisha and told him, "The boy has not awakened."
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Now Gehazi went on ahead of them, and laid the staff on the face of the child; but there was neither voice nor hearing. Therefore he went back to meet him, and told him, saying, "The child has not awakened."
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Gehazi hurried on ahead and laid the staff on the child's face, but nothing happened. There was no sign of life. He returned to meet Elisha and told him, "The child is still dead."
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And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.
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Elisha entered the house and found the boy stretched out on the bed dead.
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When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his couch.
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When Elisha came into the house, there was the child, lying dead on his bed.
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When Elisha arrived, the child was indeed dead, lying there on the prophet's bed.
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He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.
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He went into the room and locked the door--just the two of them in the room--and prayed to GOD.
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He went in, shut the door on the two of them and prayed to the LORD.
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He went in therefore, shut the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.
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He went in alone and shut the door behind him and prayed to the LORD.
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And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
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He then got into bed with the boy and covered him with his body, mouth on mouth, eyes on eyes, hands on hands. As he was stretched out over him like that, the boy's body became warm.
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Then he got on the bed and lay upon the boy, mouth to mouth, eyes to eyes, hands to hands. As he stretched himself out upon him, the boy's body grew warm.
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And he went up and lay on the child, and put his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands; and he stretched himself out on the child, and the flesh of the child became warm.
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Then he lay down on the child's body, placing his mouth on the child's mouth, his eyes on the child's eyes, and his hands on the child's hands. And the child's body began to grow warm again!
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Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
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Elisha got up and paced back and forth in the room. Then he went back and stretched himself upon the boy again. The boy started sneezing--seven times he sneezed!-and opened his eyes.
2Kgs.4.35
Elisha turned away and walked back and forth in the room and then got on the bed and stretched out upon him once more. The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.
2Kgs.4.35
He returned and walked back and forth in the house, and again went up and stretched himself out on him; then the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
2Kgs.4.35
Elisha got up and walked back and forth in the room a few times. Then he stretched himself out again on the child. This time the boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes!
2Kgs.4.36
And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.
2Kgs.4.36
He called Gehazi and said, "Get the Shunammite woman in here!" He called her and she came in. Elisha said, "Embrace your son!"
2Kgs.4.36
Elisha summoned Gehazi and said, "Call the Shunammite." And he did. When she came, he said, "Take your son."
2Kgs.4.36
And he called Gehazi and said, "Call this Shunammite woman." So he called her. And when she came in to him, he said, "Pick up your son."
2Kgs.4.36
Then Elisha summoned Gehazi. "Call the child's mother!" he said. And when she came in, Elisha said, "Here, take your son!"
2Kgs.4.37
Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.
2Kgs.4.37
She fell at Elisha's feet, face to the ground in reverent awe. Then she embraced her son and went out with him.
2Kgs.4.37
She came in, fell at his feet and bowed to the ground. Then she took her son and went out.
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So she went in, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground; then she picked up her son and went out.
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She fell at his feet, overwhelmed with gratitude. Then she picked up her son and carried him downstairs.
2Kgs.4.38
And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.
2Kgs.4.38
Elisha went back down to Gilgal. There was a famine there. While he was consulting with the guild of prophets, he told his servant, "Put a large pot on the fire and cook up some stew for the prophets."
2Kgs.4.38
Elisha returned to Gilgal and there was a famine in that region. While the company of the prophets was meeting with him, he said to his servant, "Put on the large pot and cook some stew for these men."
2Kgs.4.38
And Elisha returned to Gilgal, and there was a famine in the land. Now the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said to his servant, "Put on the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets."
2Kgs.4.38
Elisha now returned to Gilgal, but there was a famine in the land. One day as the group of prophets was seated before him, he said to his servant, "Put on a large kettle and make some stew for these men."
2Kgs.4.39
And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
2Kgs.4.39
One of the men went out into the field to get some herbs; he came across a wild vine and picked gourds from it, filling his gunnysack. He brought them back, sliced them up, and put them in the stew, even though no one knew what kind of plant it was.
2Kgs.4.39
One of them went out into the fields to gather herbs and found a wild vine. He gathered some of its gourds and filled the fold of his cloak. When he returned, he cut them up into the pot of stew, though no one knew what they were.
2Kgs.4.39
So one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered from it a lapful of wild gourds, and came and sliced them into the pot of stew, though they did not know what they were.
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One of the young men went out into the field to gather vegetables and came back with a pocketful of wild gourds. He shredded them and put them into the kettle without realizing they were poisonous.
2Kgs.4.40
So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.
2Kgs.4.40
The stew was then served up for the men to eat. They started to eat, and then exclaimed, "Death in the pot, O man of God! Death in the pot!" Nobody could eat it.
2Kgs.4.40
The stew was poured out for the men, but as they began to eat it, they cried out, "O man of God, there is death in the pot!" And they could not eat it.
2Kgs.4.40
Then they served it to the men to eat. Now it happened, as they were eating the stew, that they cried out and said, "Man of God, there is death in the pot!" And they could not eat it.
2Kgs.4.40
But after the men had eaten a bite or two they cried out, "Man of God, there's poison in this stew!" So they would not eat it.
2Kgs.4.41
But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.
2Kgs.4.41
Elisha ordered, "Get me some meal." Then he sprinkled it into the stew pot. "Now serve it up to the men," he said. They ate it, and it was just fine--nothing wrong with that stew!
2Kgs.4.41
Elisha said, "Get some flour." He put it into the pot and said, "Serve it to the people to eat." And there was nothing harmful in the pot.
2Kgs.4.41
So he said, "Then bring some flour." And he put it into the pot, and said, "Serve it to the people, that they may eat." And there was nothing harmful in the pot.
2Kgs.4.41
Elisha said, "Bring me some flour." Then he threw it into the kettle and said, "Now it's all right; go ahead and eat." And then it did not harm them!
2Kgs.4.42
And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.
2Kgs.4.42
One day a man arrived from Baal Shalishah. He brought the man of God twenty loaves of fresh baked bread from the early harvest, along with a few apples from the orchard. Elisha said, "Pass it around to the people to eat."
2Kgs.4.42
A man came from Baal Shalishah, bringing the man of God twenty loaves of barley bread baked from the first ripe grain, along with some heads of new grain. "Give it to the people to eat," Elisha said.
2Kgs.4.42
Then a man came from Baal Shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley bread, and newly ripened grain in his knapsack. And he said, "Give it to the people, that they may eat."
2Kgs.4.42
One day a man from Baal-shalishah brought the man of God a sack of fresh grain and twenty loaves of barley bread made from the first grain of his harvest. Elisha said, "Give it to the group of prophets so they can eat."
2Kgs.4.43
And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.
2Kgs.4.43
His servant said, "For a hundred men? There's not nearly enough!" Elisha said, "Just go ahead and do it. GOD says there's plenty."
2Kgs.4.43
"How can I set this before a hundred men?" his servant asked. But Elisha answered, "Give it to the people to eat. For this is what the LORD says: 'They will eat and have some left over.'"
2Kgs.4.43
But his servant said, "What? Shall I set this before one hundred men?" He said again, "Give it to the people, that they may eat; for thus says the LORD: "They shall eat and have some left over."'
2Kgs.4.43
"What?" his servant exclaimed. "Feed one hundred people with only this?" But Elisha repeated, "Give it to the group of prophets so they can eat, for the LORD says there will be plenty for all. There will even be some left over!"
2Kgs.4.44
So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.
2Kgs.4.44
And sure enough, there was. He passed around what he had--they not only ate, but had leftovers.
2Kgs.4.44
Then he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.
2Kgs.4.44
So he set it before them; and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.
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And sure enough, there was plenty for all and some left over, just as the LORD had promised.
