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2 Kings 4:24

Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.

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וַֽתַּחֲבֹשׁ֙vatachavoshand saddleחָבַשׁconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and saddle”, the next action in the storyH2280to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rulebind (up), gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about.הָֽאָת֔וֹןhaatonthe assאָתוֹןdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the ass”, the ordinary formH860a female donkey (from its docility)(she) ass.וַתֹּ֥אמֶרvatomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, 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…אֶֽלelamongאֵלpreposition — “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).נַעֲרָ֖הּnaarahboyנַעַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, 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).נְהַ֣גnehagcarry awayנָהַגverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “carry away”, a commandH5090to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed (i.e. impel or guide oneself); also (from the panting induced by effort), to sighacquaint, bring (away), carry away, drive (away), lead (away, forth), (be) guide, lead (away, forth).וָלֵ֑ךְvalekheand carryיָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and carry”, a commandH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תַּעֲצָרtaatsarclose upעָצָרverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “close up”, a wish or indirect commandH6113to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble[idiom] be able, close up, detain, fast, keep (self close, still), prevail, recover, refrain, [idiom] reign, restrain, retain, shut (up), slack, stay, stop, withhold (self).לִ֣יlitoלִ֣יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toלִרְכֹּ֔בlirkovto on backרָכַבpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to on back”, the to-form of the verbH7392to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatchbring (on (horse-) back), carry, get (oneself) up, on (horse-) back, put, (cause to, make to) ride (in a chariot, on, -r), set.כִּ֖יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…אָמַ֥רְתִּיamartisayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “say”, a completed actionH559to 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…לָֽךְlakhetoלָֽךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant: 'Drive, and go forward; slacken me not the riding, except I bid thee.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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.'

World English Bible

Then she saddled a donkey, and said to her servant, “Drive, and go forward! Don’t slow down for me, unless I ask you to.”

Darby Translation

Then she saddled the ass, and said to her servant, Drive and go forward; slack not the riding for me, except I bid thee.

Douay-Rheims

And she saddled an ass, and commanded her servant: Drive, and make haste, make no stay in going. And do that which I bid thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant: 'Drive, and go forward; slacken me not the riding, except I bid thee.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And she saddled the ass, and said to her servant, Be quick, proceed: spare not on my account to ride, unless I shall tell thee. Go, and thou shalt proceed, and come to the man of God to mount Carmel.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπέσαξε τὴν ὄνον, καὶ εἶπε πρὸς τὸ παιδάριον αὐτῆς, ἄγε, πορεύου, μὴ ἐπίσχῃς μοι τοῦ ἐπιβῆναι ὅτι ἐὰν εἴπω σοι· δεῦρο καὶ πορεύσῃ, καὶ ἐλεύσῃ πρὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον τοῦ θεοῦ εἰς ὄρος τὸ Καρμήλιον.