King James Version

2 Kings 4:14

And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.

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וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvayomerand 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…וּמֶ֖הumehand howמָהconjunction, particle, interrogative — “and how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.לַעֲשׂ֣וֹתlaasotto doעָשָׂהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to do”, the to-form of the verbH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לָ֑הּlahtoלָ֑הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand 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…גֵּיחֲזִ֗יgeychaziGehaziגֵּיחֲזִיnoun, proper name — “Gehazi”H1522Gechazi, the servant of ElishaGehazi.אֲבָ֛לavalindeedאֲבָלadverb — “indeed”H61nay, i.e. truly or yetbut, indeed, nevertheless, verily.בֵּ֥ןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “son”, the ordinary formH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […אֵֽיןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).לָ֖הּlahtoלָ֖הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toוְאִישָׁ֥הּveishahand a certainאִישׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a 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)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…זָקֵֽןzaqenbe oldזָקֵןverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be old”, a completed actionH2204to be oldaged man, be (wax) old (man).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he said: 'What then is to be done for her?' And Gehazi answered: 'Verily she hath no son, and her husband is old.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

And he saith, 'And what — to do for her?' and Gehazi saith, 'Verily she hath no son, and her husband [is] aged.'

World English Bible

He said, “What then is to be done for her?” Gehazi answered, “Most certainly she has no son, and her husband is old.”

Darby Translation

And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi said, Verily, she has no son, and her husband is old.

Douay-Rheims

And he said: What will she then that I do for her? And Giezi said: Do not ask, for she hath no son, and her husband is old.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he said: 'What then is to be done for her?' And Gehazi answered: 'Verily she hath no son, and her husband is old.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he said to Giezi, What must we do for her? and Giezi his servant said, Indeed she has no son, and her husband is old.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς Γιεζὶ, τί δεῖ ποιῆσαι αὐτῇ; καὶ εἶπε Γιεζὶ τὸ παιδάριον αὐτοῦ, καὶ μάλα υἱὸς οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτῇ· καὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς πρεσβύτης.