2 Kings 4:16 - The Scriptures 1998 And he said, “About this time next year you shall embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my master, man of Elohim, do not lie to your female servant!” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Elisha said, At this season when the time comes round, you shall embrace a son. She said, No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your handmaid. American Standard Version (1901) And he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid. Common English Bible Elisha said, “About this time next year, you will be holding a son in your arms.” But she said, “No, man of God, sir; don’t lie to your servant.” Catholic Public Domain Version he said to her, "At this time, and at this same hour, with life as a companion, you will have a son in your womb." But she responded, "Do not, I ask you, my lord, a man of God, do not be willing to lie to your handmaid." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He said to her: At this time, and this same hour, if life accompany, thou shalt have a son in thy womb. But she answered: Do not, I beseech thee, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie to thy handmaid. |
And He said, “I shall certainly return to you according to the time of life, and see, Sarah your wife is to have a son!” And Sarah was listening in the tent door which was behind him.
And he said, “What have I sinned, that you are giving your servant into the hand of Aḥ
And the men of the city said to Elisha, “Look, the site of this city is good, as my master sees, but the waters are spoilt, and the soil barren.”
And he said, “Call her.” So he called her, and she stood in the doorway.
And the woman conceived, and bore a son when the appointed time had come, of which Elisha had spoken to her.
And she said, “Did I ask a son of my master? Did I not say, ‘Do not deceive me’?”