^{1 Ref} And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets hath cried unto Elisha, saying, `Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou hast known that thy servant was fearing Jehovah, and the lender hath come to take my two children to him for servants.'

^{2 Ref} And Elisha saith unto her, `What do I do for thee? declare to me, what hast thou in the house?' and she saith, `Thy maid-servant hath nothing in the house except a pot of oil.'

^{3 Ref} And he saith, `Go, ask for thee vessels from without, from all thy neighbours -- empty vessels -- let `them' not be few;

^{4 Ref} and thou hast entered, and shut the door upon thee, and upon thy sons, and hast poured out into all these vessels, and the full ones thou dost remove.'

^{5 Ref} And she goeth from him, and shutteth the door upon her, and upon her sons; they are bringing nigh unto her, and she is pouring out,

^{6 Ref} and it cometh to pass, at the filling of the vessels, that she saith unto her son, `Bring nigh unto me a vessel more,' and he saith unto her, `There is not a vessel more;' and the oil stayeth.

^{7 Ref} And she cometh and declareth to the man of God, and he saith, `Go, sell the oil, and repay thy loan; and thou `and' thy sons do live of the rest.'

^{8 Ref} And the day cometh that Elisha passeth over unto Shunem, and there `is' a great woman, and she layeth hold on him to eat bread, and it cometh to pass, at the time of his passing over, he turneth aside thither to eat bread,

^{9 Ref} and she saith unto her husband, `Lo, I pray thee, I have known that a holy man of God he is, passing over by us continually;

^{10 Ref} let us make, I pray thee, a little upper chamber of the wall, and we set for him there a bed, and a table, and a high seat, and a candlestick; and it hath been, in his coming in unto us, he doth turn aside thither.'

¹¹ And the day cometh, that he cometh in thither, and turneth aside unto the upper chamber, and lieth there,

^{12 Ref} and he saith unto Gehazi his young man, `Call for this Shunammite;' and he calleth for her, and she standeth before him.

^{13 Ref} And he saith to him, `Say, I pray thee, unto her, Lo, thou hast troubled thyself concerning us with all this trouble; what -- to do for thee? is it to speak for thee unto the king, or unto the head of the host?' and she saith, `In the midst of my people I am dwelling.'

^{14 Ref} And he saith, `And what -- to do for her?' and Gehazi saith, `Verily she hath no son, and her husband `is' aged.'

¹⁵ And he saith, `Call for her;' and he calleth for her, and she standeth at the opening,

^{16 Ref} and he saith, `At this season, according to the time of life, thou art embracing a son;' and she saith, `Nay, my lord, O man of God, do not lie unto thy maid-servant.'

^{17 Ref} And the woman conceiveth and beareth a son, at this season, according to the time of life, that Elisha spake of unto her.

^{18 Ref} And the lad groweth, and the day cometh that he goeth out unto his father, unto the reapers,

^{19 Ref} and he saith unto his father, `My head, my head;' and he saith unto the young man, `Bear him unto his mother;'

^{20 Ref} and he beareth him, and bringeth him in unto his mother, and he sitteth on her knees till the noon, and dieth.

^{21 Ref} And she goeth up, and layeth him on the bed of the man of God, and shutteth `the door' upon him, and goeth out,

^{22 Ref} and calleth unto her husband, and saith, `Send, I pray thee, to me, one of the young men, and one of the asses, and I run unto the man of God, and return.'

^{23 Ref} And he saith, `Wherefore art thou going unto him to-day? -- neither new moon nor sabbath!' and she saith, `Peace `to thee'!'

^{24 Ref} And she saddleth the ass, and saith unto her young man, `Lead, and go, do not restrain riding for me, except I have said `so' to thee.'

^{25 Ref} And she goeth, and cometh in unto the man of God, unto the hill of Carmel, and it cometh to pass, at the man of God's seeing her from over-against, that he saith unto Gehazi his young man, `Lo, this Shunammite;

^{26 Ref} now, run, I pray thee, to meet her, and say to her, Is there peace to thee? is there peace to thy husband? is there peace to the lad?' and she saith, `Peace.'

^{27 Ref} And she cometh in unto the man of God, unto the hill, and layeth hold on his feet, and Gehazi cometh nigh to thrust her away, and the man of God saith, `Let her alone, for her soul `is' bitter to her, and Jehovah hath hidden `it' from me, and hath not declared `it' to me.'

^{28 Ref} And she saith, `Did I ask a son from my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?'

^{29 Ref} And he saith to Gehazi, `Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go; when thou dost meet a man, thou dost not salute him; and when a man doth salute thee, thou dost not answer him; and thou hast laid my staff on the face of the youth.'

^{30 Ref} And the mother of the youth saith, `Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth -- if I leave thee;' and he riseth and goeth after her.

^{31 Ref} 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.'

^{32 Ref} And Elisha cometh in to the house, and lo, the youth is dead, laid on his bed,

^{33 Ref} and he goeth in and shutteth the door upon them both, and prayeth unto Jehovah.

^{34 Ref} And he goeth up, and lieth down on the lad, and putteth his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands, and stretcheth himself upon him, and the flesh of the lad becometh warm;

^{35 Ref} and he turneth back and walketh in the house, once hither and once thither, and goeth up and stretcheth himself upon him, and the youth sneezeth till seven times, and the youth openeth his eyes.

^{36 Ref} And he calleth unto Gehazi, and saith, `Call unto this Shunammite;' and he calleth her, and she cometh in unto him, and he saith, `Lift up thy son.'

^{37 Ref} And she goeth in, and falleth at his feet, and boweth herself to the earth, and lifteth up her son, and goeth out.

^{38 Ref} And Elisha hath turned back to Gilgal, and the famine `is' in the land, and the sons of the prophets are sitting before him, and he saith to his young man, `Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.'

^{39 Ref} And one goeth out unto the field to gather herbs, and findeth a vine of the field, and gathereth of it gourds of the field -- the fulness of his garment -- and cometh in and splitteth `them' into the pot of pottage, for they knew `them' not;

^{40 Ref} and they pour out for the men to eat, and it cometh to pass at their eating of the pottage, that they have cried out, and say, `Death `is' in the pot, O man of God!' and they have not been able to eat.

^{41 Ref} And he saith, `Then bring ye meal;' and he casteth into the pot, and saith, `Pour out for the people, and they eat;' and there was no evil thing in the pot.

^{42 Ref} And a man hath come from Baal-Shalishah, and bringeth in to the man of God bread of first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in its husk, and he saith, `Give to the people, and they eat.'

^{43 Ref} And his minister saith, `What -- do I give this before a hundred men?' and he saith, `Give to the people, and they eat, for thus said Jehovah, Eat and leave;'

⁴⁴ and he giveth before them, and they eat and leave, according to the word of Jehovah.

^{1 Ref} Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear Jehovah: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two children to be bondmen.

^{2 Ref} And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me; what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid hath not anything in the house, save a pot of oil.

^{3 Ref} Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

^{4 Ref} And thou shalt go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels; and thou shalt set aside that which is full.

^{5 Ref} So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons; they brought `the vessels' to her, and she poured out.

^{6 Ref} And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.

^{7 Ref} Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy sons of the rest.

^{8 Ref} And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

^{9 Ref} And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, that passeth by us continually.

^{10 Ref} Let us make, I pray thee, a little chamber on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a seat, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.

¹¹ And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber and lay there.

^{12 Ref} And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.

^{13 Ref} And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.

^{14 Ref} And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no son, and her husband is old.

¹⁵ And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.

^{16 Ref} And he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid.

^{17 Ref} And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season, when the time came round, as Elisha had said unto her.

^{18 Ref} And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.

^{19 Ref} And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to his servant, Carry him to his mother.

^{20 Ref} And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.

^{21 Ref} And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut `the door' upon him, and went out.

^{22 Ref} And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the servants, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

^{23 Ref} 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.

^{24 Ref} Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slacken me not the riding, except I bid thee.

^{25 Ref} So she went, and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is the Shunammite:

^{26 Ref} run, I pray thee, now to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.

^{27 Ref} And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone: for her soul is vexed within her; and Jehovah hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

^{28 Ref} Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?

^{29 Ref} Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy 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 Ref} And the mother of the child said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.

^{31 Ref} 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.

^{32 Ref} And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.

^{33 Ref} He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto Jehovah.

^{34 Ref} 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 him; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.

^{35 Ref} Then he returned, and walked in the house once to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

^{36 Ref} And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.

^{37 Ref} Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; and she took up her son, and went out.

^{38 Ref} And Elisha came again to Gilgal. And there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.

^{39 Ref} And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage; for they knew them not.

^{40 Ref} So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.

^{41 Ref} But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.

^{42 Ref} And there came a man from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.

^{43 Ref} And his servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? But he said, Give the people, that they may eat; for thus saith Jehovah, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

⁴⁴ So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of Jehovah.

^{1 Ref} Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets to Elisha, saying, Your servant my husband is dead; and you know that your servant did fear Yahweh: and the creditor is come to take to him my two children to be bondservants.

^{2 Ref} Elisha said to her, What shall I do for you? tell me; what have you in the house? She said, Your handmaid has nothing in the house, except a pot of oil.

^{3 Ref} Then he said, Go, borrow you vessels abroad of all your neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

^{4 Ref} You shall go in, and shut the door on you and on your sons, and pour out into all those vessels; and you shall set aside that which is full.

^{5 Ref} So she went from him, and shut the door on her and on her sons; they brought [the vessels] to her, and she poured out.

^{6 Ref} It happened, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, Bring me yet a vessel. He said to her, There isn't another vessel. The oil stayed.

^{7 Ref} Then she came and told the man of God. He said, Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt, and live you and your sons of the rest.

^{8 Ref} It fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. So it was, that as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat bread.

^{9 Ref} She said to her husband, See now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, that passes by us continually.

^{10 Ref} Let us make, Please, a little chamber on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a seat, and a lamp stand: and it shall be, when he comes to us, that he shall turn in there.

¹¹ It fell on a day, that he came there, and he turned into the chamber and lay there.

^{12 Ref} He said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. When he had called her, she stood before him.

^{13 Ref} He said to him, Say now to her, Behold, you have been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for you? would you be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? She answered, I dwell among my own people.

^{14 Ref} He said, What then is to be done for her? Gehazi answered, Most assuredly she has no son, and her husband is old.

¹⁵ He said, Call her. When he had called her, she stood in the door.

^{16 Ref} He said, At this season, when the time comes round, you shall embrace a son. She said, No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your handmaid.

^{17 Ref} The woman conceived, and bore a son at that season, when the time came round, as Elisha had said to her.

^{18 Ref} When the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.

^{19 Ref} He said to his father, My head, my head. He said to his servant, Carry him to his mother.

^{20 Ref} When he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees until noon, and then died.

^{21 Ref} She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut [the door] on him, and went out.

^{22 Ref} She called to her husband, and said, Please send me one of the servants, and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

^{23 Ref} He said, Why will you go to him today? it is neither new moon nor Sabbath. She said, It shall be well.

^{24 Ref} Then she saddled a donkey, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; don't slacken me the riding, except I bid you.

^{25 Ref} So she went, and came to the man of God to Mount Carmel. It happened, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is the Shunammite:

^{26 Ref} please run now to meet her, and ask her, Is it well with you? is it well with your husband? is it well with the child? She answered, It is well.

^{27 Ref} When she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone: for her soul is vexed within her; and Yahweh has hid it from me, and has not told me.

^{28 Ref} Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? Didn't I say, Do not deceive me?

^{29 Ref} Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up your loins, and take my staff in your hand, and go your way: if you meet any man, Don't greet him; and if anyone greets you, don't answer him again: and lay my staff on the face of the child.

^{30 Ref} The mother of the child said, As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. He arose, and followed her.

^{31 Ref} Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff on the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Therefore he returned to meet him, and told him, saying, The child has not awakened.

^{32 Ref} When Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid on his bed.

^{33 Ref} He went in therefore, and shut the door on them both, and prayed to Yahweh.

^{34 Ref} He went up, and lay on the child, and put his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands: and he stretched himself on him; and the flesh of the child grew warm.

^{35 Ref} Then he returned, and walked in the house once back and forth; and went up, and stretched himself on him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

^{36 Ref} He called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. When she was come in to him, he said, Take up your son.

^{37 Ref} Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; and she took up her son, and went out.

^{38 Ref} Elisha came again to Gilgal. There was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.

^{39 Ref} One went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered of it wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of stew; for they didn't recognize them.

^{40 Ref} So they poured out for the men to eat. It happened, as they were eating of the stew, that they cried out, and said, man of God, there is death in the pot. They could not eat of it.

^{41 Ref} But he said, Then bring meal. He cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. There was no harm in the pot.

^{42 Ref} There came a man from Baal Shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. He said, Give to the people, that they may eat.

^{43 Ref} His servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? But he said, Give the people, that they may eat; for thus says Yahweh, They shall eat, and shall leave of it.

⁴⁴ So he set it before them, and they ate, and left of it, according to the word of Yahweh.