2 Kings 4:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Kings 4:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 4:31 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 4:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Gehazi went ahead of them, and laid the staff on the child’s face; but there was no voice and no hearing. Therefore he returned to meet him, and told him, “The child has not awakened.””
2 Kings 4:31 — World English Bible
2 Kings 4:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 returned to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked. ”
2 Kings 4:31 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 4:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Gehazi hath passed on before them, and layeth the staff on the face of the youth, and there is no voice, and there is no attention, and he turneth back to meet him, and declareth to him, saying, `The youth hath not awaked.'”
2 Kings 4:31 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 4:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the lad; but there was neither voice, nor sign of attention. And he returned to meet him, and told him saying, The lad is not awaked. ”
2 Kings 4:31 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 4:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But Gehazi was gone before them, and had layed the staffe vpon the face of the childe, but he neither spake nor heard: wherefore hee returned to meete him, and told him, saying, The childe is not waken.”
2 Kings 4:31 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 4:31 in Context — 2 Kings 4
29 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.
30 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.
31 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.
32 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.
33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the Lord.
What Does 2 Kings 4:31 Mean?
2 Kings 4:31 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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