2 Kings 4:31
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Gehazi went on ahead of them and laid the staff on the boy’s face, but there was no sound or response. So he went back to meet Elisha and told him, “The boy has not awakened.”

Young's Literal Translation
And Gehazi hath passed on before them, and layeth the staff on the face of the youth, and there is no voice, and there is no attention, and he turneth back to meet him, and declareth to him, saying, ‘The youth hath not awaked.’

King James Bible
And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but [there was] neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.

Hebrew
Gehazi
וְגֵחֲזִ֞י (wə·ḡê·ḥă·zî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1522: Gehazi -- perhaps 'valley of vision', servant of Elisha

went on
עָבַ֣ר (‘ā·ḇar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

ahead of them
לִפְנֵיהֶ֗ם (lip̄·nê·hem)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6440: The face

and laid
וַיָּ֤שֶׂם (way·yā·śem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

the staff
הַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ (ham·miš·‘e·neṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4938: Support, sustenance, a walking-stick

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the boy’s
הַנַּ֔עַר (han·na·‘ar)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

face,
פְּנֵ֣י (pə·nê)
Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

but there was no
וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

sound
ק֖וֹל (qō·wl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

[or]
וְאֵ֣ין (wə·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

response.
קָ֑שֶׁב (qā·šeḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7182: Attentiveness

So he went back
וַיָּ֤שָׁב (way·yā·šāḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

to meet [Elisha]
לִקְרָאתוֹ֙ (liq·rā·ṯōw)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7125: Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way

and told him,
וַיַּגֶּד־ (way·yag·geḏ-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous

“The boy
הַנָּֽעַר׃ (han·nā·‘ar)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

has not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

awakened.”
הֵקִ֖יץ (hê·qîṣ)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6974: Arise, be awake, watch

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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