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2 Kings 4:31

Gehazi went on ahead of them and laid the staff on the boy’s face, but there was no sound or response. So he went back to meet Elisha and told him, “The boy has not awakened.”

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ASV

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.

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.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְגֵחֲזִ֞יve.ge.cha.Ziand GehaziH1522 →
עָבַ֣ר'a.Varhe passed onH5674 →
לִפְנֵיהֶ֗םlif.nei.Hem<to> before themH6440 →
וַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he putH7760 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ha.mish.'E.netthe staffH4938 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] face ofH6440 →
הַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arthe ladH5288 →
וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there notH369 →
ק֖וֹלKol[was] a soundH6963 →
וְאֵ֣יןve.'Einand there notH369 →
קָ֑שֶׁבKa.shev[was] attentionH7182 →
וַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovand he went backH7725 →
לִקְרָאתוֹ֙lik.ra.Toto meet himH7122 →
וַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-and he toldH5046 →
ל֣וֹloto him
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
הֵקִ֖יץhe.Kitzhe has awakenedH6974 →
הַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arthe ladH5288 →

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John 11:11After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.”2 Kings 5:20Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”Ezekiel 14:3“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I consult with them in any way?Mark 5:39He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”Daniel 12:2And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.John 11:43–44After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”1 Kings 18:29Midday passed, and they kept on raving until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no response; no one answered, no one paid attention.1 Samuel 14:37So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But God did not answer him that day.Matthew 17:16–20I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.”Mark 9:19–29“O unbelieving generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”Ephesians 5:14So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”1 Kings 18:26And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made.Job 14:12so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep.Acts 19:13–17Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”1 Samuel 28:6He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.Luke 9:40I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”

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