He went in; that is, Gehazi went back into the house where Elisha was. Some languages will prefer to use a verb like “returned” since he had just been in the house to hide the goods he had received from Naaman. It should be noted also that the Hebrew pronoun for He is emphatic, putting the spotlight on Gehazi. New Jerusalem Bible seeks to stress this emphasis by translating “He, for his part, went.”

Stood before his master: This is the usual expression indicating a readiness to serve (see the comments on 2 Kgs 3.14). New Jerusalem Bible translates “presented himself to his master.”

Your servant went nowhere: The use of the indirect reference, your servant, for the sake of politeness, will be confusing in many languages and will have to be replaced by the personal pronoun; for example, “I have been nowhere” or “I didn’t go anywhere.” But the element of politeness may be retained by using a term of respect like “sir” (Good News Translation, Contemporary English Version).

Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Kings, Volume 2. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2008. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .