2 Kings 4:34

32 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.

33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.

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 waxed warm.

35 Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

36 And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.

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BSB
Then Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself out over him, the boy’s body became warm.
KJV
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 waxed warm.
WEB
He went up and lay on the child, and put his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands. He stretched himself on him; and the child’s flesh grew warm.
ASV
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 him; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
DARBY
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 bent over him; and the flesh of the child grew warm.
BLB
And he went up and lay on the child, and he put his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands. And he stretched out himself on him, and the flesh of the child became warm.
ÅB
Deretter steg han opp og la seg over barnet med sin munn mot dets munn og sine øyne mot dets øyne og sine hender på dets hender, og da han slik bøyde seg over barnet, ble dets legeme varmt.
OTB
Da gikk han opp på sengen og la seg på barnet, med munnen mot hans munn, øynene mot hans øyne, og hendene mot hans hender, og mens han bøyde seg ned over ham, ble barnets kropp varm.
B1930
Derefter steg han op og la sig over barnet med sin munn mot dets munn og sine øine mot dets øine og sine hender på dets hender, og da han således bøide sig over barnet, blev dets legeme varmt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Kings 17:21

    And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.

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  • Acts 20:10

    And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.

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