2 Kings 4:22

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

She called her husband and said, "Please send me one of the servants and a donkey so I can go to the man of God and come back."

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And she called to her husband, and said, Send me, I pray you, one of the young men, and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And she called{H7121} unto her husband,{H376} and said,{H559} Send{H7971} me, I pray thee, one{H259} of the servants,{H5288} and one{H259} of the asses,{H860} that I may run{H7323} to the man{H376} of God,{H430} and come again.{H7725}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And she called{H7121}{(H8799)} unto her husband{H376}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Send{H7971}{(H8798)} me, I pray thee, one{H259} of the young men{H5288}, and one{H259} of the asses{H860}, that I may run{H7323}{(H8799)} to the man{H376} of God{H430}, and come again{H7725}{(H8799)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    & called hir hu?bande, & sayde vnto him: Sende me one of the seruautes, and an Asse, I wyl go quyckly vnto the man of God, and come agayne.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then she called to her husband, & sayd, Send with me, I pray thee, one of the yong men and one of the asses: for I will haste to the man of God, and come againe.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And called vnto her husband, & sayde: Send with me I pray thee one of the young men, and one of the asses: for I will runne to the man of God, and come againe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    She called to her husband, and said, Please send me one of the servants, and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and calleth unto her husband, and saith, `Send, I pray thee, to me, one of the young men, and one of the asses, and I run unto the man of God, and return.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the servants, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the servants, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And she said to her husband, Send me one of the servants and one of the asses so that I may go quickly to the man of God and come back again.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    She called to her husband, and said, "Please send me one of the servants, and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God, and come again."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    She called to her husband,“Send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, so I can go see the prophet quickly and then return.”

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 4:24 : 24 Then she saddled the donkey and said to her servant, "Lead on; don’t slow down for me unless I tell you."
  • 2 Kgs 4:26 : 26 Now run to meet her and ask her, 'Are you all right? Is your husband all right? Is your child all right?' And she answered, 'Everything is all right.'
  • John 11:3 : 3 So the sisters sent a message to him, saying, 'Lord, the one you love is sick.'
  • Acts 9:38 : 38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to him, urging him, "Please come to us without delay."

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 85%

    23 He asked, "Why are you going to him today? It’s not a New Moon or a Sabbath." She replied, "It is well."

    24 Then she saddled the donkey and said to her servant, "Lead on; don’t slow down for me unless I tell you."

    25 So she set out and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When Elisha saw her in the distance, he said to Gehazi his servant, "Look, there is the Shunammite woman!"

    26 Now run to meet her and ask her, 'Are you all right? Is your husband all right? Is your child all right?' And she answered, 'Everything is all right.'

    27 When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi came to push her away, but the man of God said, 'Leave her alone! She is deeply troubled, but the LORD has hidden the reason from me and has not told me.'

    28 She said, 'Did I ask for a son from my lord? Didn’t I say, “Do not raise my hopes”?'

    29 Elisha said to Gehazi, 'Tuck your cloak into your belt, take my staff, and go. If you meet anyone, do not greet them, and if anyone greets you, do not answer. Lay my staff on the boy's face.'

    30 But the boy’s mother said, 'As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.' So he got up and followed her.

    31 Gehazi went on ahead and laid the staff on the boy’s face, but there was no sound or response. So Gehazi went back to meet Elisha and told him, 'The boy has not awakened.'

  • 21 She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, then shut the door and went out.

  • 76%

    12 He said to his servant Gehazi, "Call this Shunammite woman." So he called her, and she stood before him.

    13 Elisha said to him, "Tell her this: 'You have gone to all this trouble for us. What can be done for you? Should I speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?'" She replied, "I am content to live among my own people."

    14 Elisha asked, "What then can be done for her?" Gehazi answered, "Well, she has no son, and her husband is old."

    15 Elisha said, "Call her." So Gehazi called her, and she came and stood in the doorway.

    16 Then Elisha said, "At this time next year, you will be holding a son in your arms." She replied, "No, my lord, man of God, do not deceive your servant."

  • 75%

    36 Elisha called Gehazi and said, 'Call the Shunammite woman.' So he called her, and when she came, he said, 'Take your son.'

    37 She came, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground. Then she picked up her son and went out.

  • 74%

    13 Then he said to his sons, 'Saddle the donkey for me.' So they saddled the donkey for him, and he mounted it.

    14 He went after the man of God and found him sitting under an oak tree. He asked him, 'Are you the man of God who came from Judah?' He replied, 'I am.'

  • 27 Then he said to his sons, 'Saddle the donkey for me.' So they saddled the donkey.

  • 2 Kgs 4:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 A certain woman, the wife of one of the prophets, cried out to Elisha, saying, "Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. Now the creditor has come to take my two sons as slaves."

    2 Elisha said to her, "What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?" She replied, "Your servant has nothing in the house except a small jar of oil."

  • 2 Kgs 4:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9 She said to her husband, "Look, I know that this is a holy man of God who regularly passes by us."

    10 Let’s make a small room on the roof with walls and furnish it with a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him. Then, whenever he comes to us, he can stay there.

  • 3 Then her husband arose and went after her to speak kindly to her and bring her back. He took with him his servant and a pair of donkeys. When he arrived at her father’s house, the woman’s father saw him and was glad to welcome him.

  • 23 After the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the prophet who had brought him back saddled the donkey for him.

  • 72%

    17 After this, the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick. His illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.

    18 She said to Elijah, "What have I to do with you, man of God? Have you come to bring my sin to remembrance and to kill my son?"

    19 Elijah said to her, "Give me your son." He took the boy from her arms, brought him up to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his bed.

    20 Then he cried out to the LORD and said, "O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy upon the widow I am staying with by causing her son to die?"

  • 72%

    10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. When he reached the city gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and said, "Please bring me a little water in a vessel so I may drink."

    11 As she was going to fetch it, he called to her and said, "Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand as well."

  • 7 She went and told the man of God, and he said, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debt. You and your sons can live on what is left."

  • 18 The child grew, and one day he went out to his father, who was with the reapers.

  • 4 Naaman went and told his master, saying, 'This is what the girl from the land of Israel said.'

  • 2 Kgs 8:1-3
    3 verses
    71%

    1 Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, "Arise, take your household, and go live in whatever place you can, for the LORD has called for a famine, and it will come upon the land for seven years."

    2 So the woman arose and acted according to the word of the man of God. She departed with her household and lived as a foreigner in the land of the Philistines for seven years.

    3 At the end of the seven years, the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, and she went to appeal to the king for her house and her land.

  • 70%

    16 They said to him, 'Look, we have fifty able men among your servants. Let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has picked him up and set him down on some mountain or in some valley.' But Elisha replied, 'Do not send them.'

    17 But they persisted until he was too ashamed to refuse. So he said, 'Send them.' And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find him.

  • 5 So she left him, shut the door behind her and her sons, and they kept bringing vessels to her while she poured the oil.

  • 20 As she was riding her donkey down into a ravine, David and his men were descending toward her, and she met them.

  • 5 As Gehazi was recounting how Elisha had restored the dead to life, the woman whose son Elisha had restored came to cry out to the king about her house and her land. Gehazi said, "My lord the king, here is the woman, and here is her son whom Elisha restored to life!"

  • 28 He said to her, "Get up, let us go." But there was no answer. So he put her on the donkey, and the man set out for home.

  • 20 Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, 'Let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.' Elijah said to him, 'Go back, for what have I done to you?'

  • 1 Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, 'Gird your loins, take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-Gilead.'

  • 13 So the king said, "Go and see where he is, so I can send men to capture him." When he was told, "He is in Dothan,"

  • 2 When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel’s tomb, in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say to you, 'The donkeys you went to find have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and is concerned about you, asking, “What shall I do about my son?”'

  • 29 So the prophet picked up the body of the man of God and laid it on the donkey, and he brought it back to his own city to mourn for him and bury him.