2 Kings 4:27
Old Testament • 22 words with Strong's data
"And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a 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)
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
הַר
har
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
אָחַז
ʼâchaz
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
רֶגֶל
regel
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
גֵּיחֲזִי
Gêychăzîy
Gechazi, the servant of Elisha
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
קָרַב
qârab
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
סוּר
çûwr
to turn off (literal or figurative)
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a 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)
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
יָנָה
yânâh
to rage or be violent; by implication, to suppress, to maltreat
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
נָגַד
nâgad
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to o...
Key Terms in This Verse
יָנָה yânâh
to rage or be violent; by implication, to suppress, to maltreat
Study H3238 →אָחַז ʼâchaz
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
Study H270 →רֶגֶל regel
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
Study H7272 →Cross References
And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.
And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
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 that Shunammite:
Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.
And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?
And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
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