King James Version
2 Kings 4:32 in the King James Version says “And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.” — study this verse from 2 Kings chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.”
2 Kings 4:32 · KJV
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.
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. hearing: Heb. attention
And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.
He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“into the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“behold the child”
H5288(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latit
“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
“upon his bed”
H4296a bed (as extended) for sleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier
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