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2 Kings 4:37

Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.

KJV

Venit illa, et corruit ad pedes ejus, et adoravit super terram : tulitque filium suum, et egressa est.

Vulgate

καὶ εἰσῆλθεν ἡ γυνὴ καὶ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ καὶ προσεκύνησεν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ ἔλαβεν τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς καὶ ἐξῆλθεν.

LXX

Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; and she took up her son, and went out.

ASV

וַ/תָּבֹא֙ וַ/תִּפֹּ֣ל עַל רַגְלָ֔י/ו וַ/תִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ אָ֑רְצָ/ה וַ/תִּשָּׂ֥א אֶת בְּנָ֖/הּ וַ/תֵּצֵֽא

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
ו
v
noun · 247×
יִּפֹּ֥ל
ypl
verb · 434×
יִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ
yshtchv
verb · 174×
יִּשְׂא֥וּ
ysh'v
verb · 652×
ם
m
verb · 1071×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 17:24 — And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.
  • 1Sam 25:24 — And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.
  • 2Kgs 2:15 — And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
  • 2Kgs 4:27 — And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the
  • Heb 11:35 — Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: