Then he returnedand walkedin the houseoncebackand forth,and wentup and stretchedhimself on him; and the ladsneezedseventimesand the ladopenedhis eyes.
Then he stretchedhimself upon the childthreetimes,and calledto the LORDand said,"O LORDmy God,I prayYou, let thischild'slifereturnto him."
The LORDheardthe voiceof Elijah,and the lifeof the childreturnedto him and he revived.
He saidto his servant,"Goup now,looktowardthe sea."So he wentup and lookedand said,"Thereis nothing."And he said,"Goback"seventimes.
As they were buryinga man,behold,they sawa maraudingband;and they castthe maninto the graveof Elisha.And when the mantouchedthe bonesof Elishahe revivedand stoodup on his feet.
He calledGehaziand said,"CallthisShunammite."So he calledher. And when she camein to him, he said,"Takeup your son."
Elishasenta messengerto him, saying,"Goand washin the Jordanseventimes,and your fleshwill be restoredto you and [you will] be clean."
So he wentdownand dipped[himself] seventimesin the Jordan,according to the wordof the manof God;and his fleshwas restoredlike the fleshof a littlechildand he was clean.
Now Elishaspoketo the womanwhosesonhe had restoredto life,saying,"Ariseand gowith your household,and sojournwhereveryou can sojourn;for the LORDhas calledfor a famine,and it will evencomeon the landfor sevenyears."
As he was relatingto the kinghowhe had restoredto lifethe one who was dead,behold,the womanwhosesonhe had restoredto lifeappealedto the kingfor her houseand for her field.And Gehazisaid,"My lord,O king,thisis the womanand thisis her son,whomElisharestoredto life."
And her spiritreturned,and she gotup immediately;and He gave ordersfor [something] to be givenher to eat.
But Petersentthem allout and kneltdownand prayed,and turningto the body,he said,"Tabitha,arise."And she openedher eyes,and when she sawPeter,she satup.
