2 Kings 4:31
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then Gehaziוְגֵחֲזִ֞י
(ve·ge·cha·zi)
1522: perhaps "valley of vision," servant of Elishaperhaps from gay and chazah
passedעָבַ֣ר
(a·var)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
on beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֗ם
(lif·nei·hem)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
them and laidוַיָּ֤שֶׂם
(vai·ya·sem)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
the staffהַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙
(ham·mish·'e·net)
4938b: a stafffrom shaan
on the lad'sהַנַּ֔עַר
(han·na·'ar,)
5288: a boy, lad, youth, retainerof uncertain derivation
face,פְּנֵ֣י
(pe·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
but thereוְאֵ֥ין
(ve·'ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
was noוְאֵ֣ין
(ve·'ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
soundקֹ֖ול
(ko·vl)
6963: sound, voicefrom an unused word
or 
 
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
response.קָ֑שֶׁב
(ka·shev;)
7182: attentivenessfrom qashab
So he returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁב
(vai·ya·shav)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
to meet 
 
7122: to encounter, befalla prim. root
him and toldוַיַּגֶּד־
(vai·yag·ged-)
5046: to be conspicuousa prim. root
him, "The ladהַנָּֽעַר׃
(han·na·'ar.)
5288: a boy, lad, youth, retainerof uncertain derivation
has not awakened." 
 
7019a: to awakea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And Gehazi
Geychaziy  (gay-khah-zee')
valley of a visionary; Gechazi, the servant of Elisha -- Gehazi.
passed on
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
them and laid
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
the staff
mish`enah  (mish-ay-naw')
support (abstractly), i.e. (figuratively) sustenance or (concretely) a walking-stick -- staff.
upon the face
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
of the child
na`ar  (nah'-ar)
babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
but there was neither voice
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
nor hearing
qesheb  (keh'-sheb)
a hearkening -- diligently, hearing, much heed, that regarded.
Wherefore he went again
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
to meet
qir'ah  (keer-aw')
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite) -- against (he come), help, meet, seek, to, in the way.
him and told
nagad  (naw-gad')
to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise
him saying
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
The child
na`ar  (nah'-ar)
babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
is not awaked
quwts  (koots)
to awake -- arise, (be) (a-)wake, watch.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then Gehazi passed on before them and laid the staff on the lad's face, but there was no sound or response. So he returned to meet him and told him, "The lad has not awakened."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Gehazi went ahead of them and placed the staff on the boy's face, but there was no sound or sign of life, so he went back to meet Elisha and told him, "The boy didn't wake up."

International Standard Version
Meanwhile, Gehazi went on ahead of them and placed the staff on the youngster's face, but when there was no sound or reaction, he returned, met Elisha, and told him, "The youngster has shown no sign of awakening."

NET Bible
Now Gehazi went on ahead of them. He placed the staff on the child's face, but there was no sound or response. When he came back to Elisha he told him, "The child did not wake up."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Gehazi went ahead of them and put the staff on the boy's face, but there was no sound or sign of life. So Gehazi came back to meet the man of God. Gehazi told him, "The boy didn't wake up."

King James 2000 Bible
And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Therefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child has not awakened.
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