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2 Kings 4:28

Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?

KJV

Quæ dixit illi : Numquid petivi filium a domino meo ? numquid non dixi tibi : Ne illudas me ?

Vulgate

ἡ δὲ εἶπεν Μὴ ᾐτησάμην υἱὸν παρὰ τοῦ κυρίου μου; ὅτι οὐκ εἶπα Οὐ πλανήσεις μετ’ ἐμοῦ;

LXX

Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?

ASV

וַ/תֹּ֕אמֶר הֲ/שָׁאַ֥לְתִּי בֵ֖ן מֵ/אֵ֣ת אֲדֹנִ֑/י הֲ/לֹ֣א אָמַ֔רְתִּי לֹ֥א תַשְׁלֶ֖ה אֹתִֽ/י

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
י
y
noun · 328×
יִּשְׁאַ֤ל
ysh'l
verb · 176×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
תִּשָּׁל֑וּ
tshlv
verb · 2×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 4:16 — 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.
  • Gen 30:1 — And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.