SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Kings 4:34

4:34a Then Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy,

Then he went/stepped up onto the bed and lay down on top of the boy.

-or-

He placed himself on the bed over/upon the child’s body.

4:34b mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand.

He placed/put⌋ his mouth to the boy’s mouth, his eyes on the boy’s eyes, and his hands on the boy’s hands.

-or-

His mouth was on the mouth of the child, his eyes were on the child’s eyes, and his hands were on the child’s hands.

4:34c As he stretched himself out over him,

As he was bending over the boy,

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Elisha lay over the boy like this,

4:34d the boy’s body became warm.

the boy’s body became warm.

-or-

and the boy’s body started to warm.

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