2 Kings 4:19
And he said to his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
He said to his father, "My head! My head!" His father told a servant, "Carry him to his mother."
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And he said{H559} unto his father,{H1} My head,{H7218} my head.{H7218} And he said{H559} to his servant,{H5288} Carry{H5375} him to his mother.{H517}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto his father{H1}, My head{H7218}, my head{H7218}. And he said{H559}{(H8799)} to a lad{H5288}, Carry{H5375}{(H8798)} him to his mother{H517}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
& sayde vnto his father: Oh my heade, my heade. He saide vnto his seruaut: Bringe him to his mother.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And he sayde to his father, Mine head, mine head. Who sayd to his seruant, Beare him to his mother.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And he said vnto his father: My head, my head. And he saide to a lad: Cary him to his mother.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.
Webster's Bible (1833)
He said to his father, My head, my head. He said to his servant, Carry him to his mother.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and he saith unto his father, `My head, my head;' and he saith unto the young man, `Bear him unto his mother;'
American Standard Version (1901)
And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to his servant, Carry him to his mother.
American Standard Version (1901)
And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to his servant, Carry him to his mother.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And he said to his father, My head, my head! And the father said to a servant, Take him in to his mother.
World English Bible (2000)
He said to his father, "My head! My head!" He said to his servant, "Carry him to his mother."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
He said to his father,“My head! My head!” His father told a servant,“Carry him to his mother.”
Referenced Verses
- Job 14:1-2 : 1 Man who is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble. 2 He comes forth like a flower and is cut down; he flees also as a shadow and does not continue.
- Jer 4:19 : 19 My heart, my heart! I am pained at my very heart; my heart makes a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because you have heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
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18 And when the child was grown, it happened one day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.
- 2 Kgs 4:20-212 verses84%
20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
21 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.
- 1 Kgs 17:17-237 verses78%
17 And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick; and his sickness was so severe, that there was no breath left in him.
18 And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with you, O man of God? Have you come to remind me of my sin, and to kill my son?
19 And he said to her, Give me your son. And he took him out of her arms, and carried him up into the loft where he stayed, and laid him upon his own bed.
20 And he cried to the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, have You also brought calamity upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by killing her son?
21 And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried to the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray, let this child's soul come back to him again.
22 And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came back to him again, and he revived.
23 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the room into the house, and delivered him to his mother: and Elijah said, See, your son lives.
- Gen 44:28-314 verses74%
28 And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I have not seen him since:
29 And if you take this also from me, and harm befalls him, you shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
30 Now therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;
31 It shall come to pass, when he sees that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and your servants shall bring down the gray hairs of your servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
- 2 Kgs 4:36-372 verses73%
36 And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she came in to him, he said, Take up your son.
37 Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.
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34 For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad is not with me? lest perhaps I see the evil that shall come upon my father.
- 2 Kgs 4:29-324 verses72%
29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up your loins, and take my staff in your hand, and go your way: if you meet any man, do not greet him; and if any greet you, do not answer him again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
30 And the mother of the child said, As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. And he arose, and followed her.
31 And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice nor hearing. Therefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awake.
32 And when Elisha came into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.
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28 And brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl: and the girl gave it to her mother.
- 1 Kgs 3:20-212 verses72%
20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while your servant slept, and laid him in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
21 And when I rose in the morning to nurse my child, behold, it was dead; but when I considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, whom I had borne.
- 72%
4 But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
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38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone is left: if harm befalls him on the journey in which you go, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
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13 And his mother said to him, Let your curse be on me, my son: only obey my voice, and go get them for me.
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20 And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray you, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you. And he said to him, Go back again, for what have I done to you?
- 70%
25 And they slaughtered a bull, and brought the child to Eli.
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22 He said, While the child was alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell if God will be gracious to me, that the child may live?
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18 And he came to his father and said, My father: and he said, Here I am; who are you, my son?
- Gen 44:20-223 verses70%
20 And we said to my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loves him.
21 And you said to your servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes upon him.
22 And we said to my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
- 70%
28 And the king said to her, What troubles you? And she answered, This woman said to me, Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.
- 70%
35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave mourning my son. Thus his father wept for him.
- 70%
3 For I was my father's son, tender and dearly loved in the sight of my mother.
- 69%
34 And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child grew warm.
- 2 Sam 14:6-72 verses69%
6 And your maidservant had two sons, and the two fought together in the field, and there was none to separate them, but one struck the other, and killed him.
7 And, behold, the whole family has risen against your maidservant, and they said, Deliver him who struck his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall extinguish my last remaining ember, and shall not leave to my husband either name or remnant on the earth.
- 69%
16 And the man said to Eli, I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army. And he said, What happened, my son?
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18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, the child died. The servants of David were afraid to tell him the child was dead: for they said, While the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not listen to us: how then will he vex himself, if we tell him the child is dead?
- 69%
33 And the king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! If only I had died for you, O Absalom, my son, my son!
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11 And his head was brought on a platter and given to the young woman, and she brought it to her mother.
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19 Then shall his father and his mother take hold of him, and bring him out to the elders of his city and to the gate of his place;
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11 Then she said, I pray you, let the king remember the LORD your God, that you would not allow the avenger of blood to destroy anymore, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD lives, there shall not one hair of your son fall to the earth.