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29 Elisha[a] told Gehazi, “Tuck your robes into your belt, take my staff,[b] and go! Don’t stop to exchange greetings with anyone![c] Place my staff on the child’s face.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 4:29 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 2 Kings 4:29 tn Heb “take my staff in your hand.”
  3. 2 Kings 4:29 tn Heb “If you meet a man, do not greet him with a blessing; if a man greets you with a blessing, do not answer.”

29 Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tuck your cloak into your belt,(A) take my staff(B) in your hand and run. Don’t greet anyone you meet, and if anyone greets you, do not answer. Lay my staff on the boy’s face.”

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