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2 Kings 4:13

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11 One day Elisha came to visit and went to his upper room to lie down.

12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, “Call the Shunammite woman.” And when he had called her, she stood before him,

and Elisha said to Gehazi, “Now tell her, ‘Look, you have gone to all this trouble for us. What can we do for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or the commander of the army?’” “I have a home among my own people,” she replied.

14 So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?” “Well, she has no son,” Gehazi replied, “and her husband is old.”

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

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BSB
and Elisha said to Gehazi, “Now tell her, ‘Look, you have gone to all this trouble for us. What can we do for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or the commander of the army?’” “I have a home among my own people,” she replied.
KJV
And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.
WEB
He said to him, “Say now to her, ‘Behold, you have cared for us with all this care. What is to be done for you? Would you like to be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the army?’” She answered, “I dwell among my own people.”
ASV
And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.
DARBY
And he said to him, Say now to her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she said, I dwell among mine own people.
BLB
And he said to him, “Say now to her, ‘Behold, you have trembled concerning us with all this trouble. What [am I] to do for you? Am [I] indeed to speak for you to the king or to the commander of the army?’” And she answered, “In the midst of my people I am dwelling.”
ÅB
Han hadde sagt til ham: Si til henne: Nå har du hatt all denne uro for vår skyld; hva kan jeg gjøre for deg? Er det noe jeg kan tale til kongen om for deg eller til hærføreren? Hun svarte: Jeg bor jo her midt iblant mitt folk.
OTB
Og han sa til ham, "Si nå til henne, 'Se, du har gjort alt dette bryet for oss; hva kan jeg gjøre for deg? Skal jeg tale for deg til kongen eller til hærføreren?'” Men hun svarte, "Jeg bor blant mitt eget folk."
B1930
Han hadde sagt til ham: Si til henne: Nu har du hatt all denne uro for vår skyld; hvad kan jeg gjøre for dig? Er det noget jeg kan tale til kongen om for dig eller til hærføreren? Hun svarte: Jeg bor jo her midt iblandt mitt folk.

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