King James Version

2 Kings 4:12

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

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וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙vayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).גֵּחֲזִ֣יgechaziGehaziגֵּיחֲזִיnoun, proper name — “Gehazi”H1522Gechazi, the servant of ElishaGehazi.נַעֲר֔וֹnaarvoboyנַעַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “boy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5288(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 latitude in age)babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).קְרָ֖אqeracallקָרָאverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “call”, a commandH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.לַשּׁוּנַמִּ֣יתlashunamitto Shunamiteשׁוּנַמִּיתpreposition, with the article, noun, gentilic, feminine, singular, absolute — “to Shunamite”, the ordinary formH7767a Shunammitess, or female inhabitant of ShunemShunamite.הַזֹּ֑אתhazotthe thisזֹאתdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “the this”H2063this (often used adverb)hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.וַיִּקְרָאvayiqraand callקָרָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and call”, the next action in the storyH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.לָ֔הּlahtoלָ֔הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דvataamodand standעָמַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and stand”, the next action in the storyH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…לְפָנָֽיוlefanayvto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the 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.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he said to Gehazi his servant: 'Call this Shunammite.' And when he had called her, she stood before him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

and he saith unto Gehazi his young man, 'Call for this Shunammite;' and he calleth for her, and she standeth before him.

World English Bible

He said to Gehazi his servant, “Call this Shunammite.” When he had called her, she stood before him.

Darby Translation

And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And he called her, and she stood before him.

Douay-Rheims

And he said to Giezi his servant Call this Sunamitess. And when he had called her, and she stood before him,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he said to Gehazi his servant: 'Call this Shunammite.' And when he had called her, she stood before him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he said to Giezi his servant, Call me this Somanite. And he called her, and she stood before him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς Γιεζὶ τὸ παιδάριον αὐτοῦ, κάλεσόν μοι τὴν Σωμανίτιν ταύτην· καὶ ἐκάλεσεν αὐτήν, καὶ ἔστη ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ.