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2 Kings 4:20

In 2 Kings 4 of 2 Kings.

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

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וַיִּשָּׂאֵ֔הוּvayisaehvand lift upנָשָׂאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and lift up”, the next action in the storyH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…וַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּvayviehvand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…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).אִמּ֑וֹimvomotherאֵםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.וַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvayeshevand dwellיָשַׁבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and dwell”, the next action in the storyH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…בִּרְכֶּ֛יהָbirkeyhakneeבֶּרֶךְnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “knee”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1290a kneeknee.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.הַֽצָּהֳרַ֖יִםhatsahorayimthe noonצֹהַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the noon”, the ordinary formH6672a light (i.e. window); dual double light, i.e. noonmidday, noon(-day, -tide), window.וַיָּמֹֽתvayamotand dieמוּתconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and die”, the next action in the storyH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

and he beareth him, and bringeth him in unto his mother, and he sitteth on her knees till the noon, and dieth.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

And he carried him, and brought him to his mother; and he sat on her knees till noon, and died.

Douay-Rheims

And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, she set him on her knees until noon, and then he died.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he carried him to his mother, and he lay upon her knees till noon, and died.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ᾖρεν αὐτὸν πρὸς τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐκοιμήθη ἐπὶ τῶν γονάτων αὐτῆς ἕως μεσημβρίας, καὶ ἀπέθανε.

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