Translations
Modern
And the woman called her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may go quickly to the man of God and return.”
Traditional
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.
Literal
And she called to her husband and said, “Please send me one of the young men, and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God and return.”
Latin
…vocavit virum suum, et ait: Mitte mecum, obsecro, unum de pueris, et asinam, ut excurram usque ad hominem Dei, et revertar.
Original
Hebrew
English
And the woman called her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may go quickly to the man of God and return.”
Notes
Elisha's interactions with the woman from Shunem are shown in two similar parts (2 Kings 4:8–20, 21–37). Shunem was a border town in the land given to the tribe of Issachar (Joshua 19:18).
Events
Parallels
Glossary
Elisha Habakkuk (Person) Kings, Books of First and Second Resurrection Sons of the Prophets
Topics
Afflictions and Adversities: Resignation in The Shunammite Woman Children: Death of, As a Judgment Upon Parents by Elisha Elisha: Miracles of Raises the Son of the Shunammite Woman from the Dead Miracles: Catalogue of Raises the Shunammite Woman's Child Shunammite: A Woman Who Gave Hospitality to Elisha, and Whose Son he Raised to Life Women: The Shunammite Woman, Who Gave Hospitality to Elisha