The Meaning of 2 Kings 4:22 Explained

2 Kings 4:22

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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.'

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

ASV: 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.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Kings 4:22?

MEANING: What does 2 Kings 4:22 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Kings 4:22 mean?

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What is the context of 2 Kings 4:22?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does 2 Kings 4:22 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 4:8-24 - Entertaining A Prophet

The real man needs a very small supply of outward comfort, because his life is hid in God. It does not consist in the abundance of things that he possesses, but in faith, love, and hope. What a noble testimony it would be to our character, if people who saw us going to and fro became convinced that "this is an holy man of God," 2 Kings 4:9!

Sunstroke in the tropics is a frequent cause of death, Psalms 121:6. When a child is taken sick, it is the mother who is the best comforter; but there are limits to a mother's power to help. This woman of Shunem must be referred to in Hebrews 11:35. She was so sure of the life-restoring prayers of the great prophet that she did not feel it necessary to tell her husband what had befallen. Why should she grieve him, when the child would soon be given back to them! In noble confidence she dared to say that all would be well, and God did not disappoint nor fail. Shunem was fifteen miles from Carmel, and there was not an inch of the road which was not covered by the mother's splendid faith that God would make all-grace abound toward her. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 4

¹ Elisha multiplies the widow's oil
⁸ He obtains a son for the good Shunammite
¹⁸ He restores her son when dead
³⁸ At Gilgal he heals the deadly pottage
⁴² He satisfies a hundred men with twenty loaves

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 4:22 mean?

And she called to her husband and said send please me one of the young men and one of the donkeys that I may run to the man of God and come back

וַתִּקְרָא֮ אֶל־ אִישָׁהּ֒ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר שִׁלְחָ֨ה נָ֥א לִי֙ אֶחָ֣ד מִן־ הַנְּעָרִ֔ים וְאַחַ֖ת הָאֲתֹנ֑וֹת וְאָר֛וּצָה עַד־ אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים וְאָשֽׁוּבָה

וַתִּקְרָא֮	And she called
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: קָרָא Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
אִישָׁהּ֒	her husband
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
וַתֹּ֗אמֶר	and said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
שִׁלְחָ֨ה	send
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular, third person feminine singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
נָ֥א	please
Parse: Interjection Root: נָא Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
לִי֙	me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
אֶחָ֣ד	one
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: אֶחָד Sense: one (number).
הַנְּעָרִ֔ים	the young men
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: נַעַר Sense: a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer.
וְאַחַ֖ת	and one
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, feminine singular construct Root: אֶחָד Sense: one (number).
הָאֲתֹנ֑וֹת	of the donkeys
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: אָתֹון Sense: she-ass, she-donkey.
וְאָר֛וּצָה	that I may run
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative, first person common singular Root: רוּץ Sense: to run.
אִ֥ישׁ	the man
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים	of God
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).
וְאָשֽׁוּבָה	and come back
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative, first person common singular Root: שׁוּב Sense: to return, turn back.

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