King James Version
2 Kings 4:21 in the King James Version says “And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.” — study this verse from 2 Kings chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.”
2 Kings 4:21 · KJV
And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.
And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.
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.
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. well: Heb. peace
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And she went up”
H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
“and laid”
H7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“him on the bed”
H4296a bed (as extended) for sleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier
“of the man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“of God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“the door upon him and went out”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
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