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Chinese NCV (Simplified)

她來到山上神人那裡，就抱住神人的腳；基哈西上前要推開她，但神人說：“由她吧，因為她的心靈很痛苦。耶和華隱瞞我，沒有告訴我。”

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
妇 人 上 了 山 ， 到 　 神 人 那 里 ， 就 抱 住 神 人 的 脚 。 基 哈 西 前 来 要 推 开 他 ， 　 神 人 说 ： 由 他 罢 ！ 因 为 他 心 里 愁 苦 ， 耶 和 华 向 我 隐 瞒 ， 没 有 指 示 我 。

Contextual Overview

¹⁸ The boy grew up and one day went out to his father, who was with the grain harvesters. ¹⁹ The boy said to his father, "My head! My head!" The father said to his servant, "Take him to his mother!" ²⁰ The servant took him to his mother, and he lay on his mother's lap until noon. Then he died. ²¹ So she took him up and laid him on Elisha's bed. Then she shut the door and left. ²² She called to her husband, "Send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys. Then I can go quickly to the man of God and return." ²³ The husband said, "Why do you want to go to him today? It isn't the New Moon or the Sabbath day." She said, "It will be all right." ²⁴ Then she saddled the donkey and said to her servant, "Lead on. Don't slow down for me unless I tell you." ²⁵ So she went to Elisha, the man of God, at Mount Carmel. When he saw her coming from far away, he said to his servant Gehazi, "Look, there's the Shunammite woman! ²⁶ Run to meet her and ask, ‘Are you all right? Is your husband all right? Is the boy all right?'" She answered, "Everything is all right." ²⁷ Then she came to Elisha at the hill and grabbed his feet. Gehazi came near to pull her away, but Elisha said to him, "Leave her alone. She's very upset, and the Lord has not told me about it. He has hidden it from me."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

him by the feet: Heb. by his feet, Matthew 28:9, Luke 7:38

thrust: Matthew 15:23, Matthew 20:31, Mark 10:13, John 4:27, John 12:4-6

Let her alone: Mark 14:6, John 12:7

vexed: Heb. bitter, 1 Samuel 1:10, Job 10:1, Proverbs 14:10, Proverbs 18:14

hid it from me: 2 Kings 6:12, Genesis 18:17, 2 Samuel 7:3, Amos 3:7, John 15:15

Reciprocal: Joshua 1:1 - Moses' minister 1 Samuel 30:6 - grieved 1 Kings 1:27 - and thou 1 Kings 12:22 - General 1 Kings 14:5 - the Lord 2 Kings 4:37 - fell at his feet 2 Kings 6:9 - thither the Syrians Esther 8:3 - fell Job 3:20 - the bitter Job 7:11 - the anguish Job 27:2 - vexed my soul Psalms 109:22 - and my Proverbs 31:6 - of heavy hearts Isaiah 38:15 - in the Hebrews 11:35 - Women

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when she came to the man of God to the hill,.... To the top of it:

she caught him by the feet; in reverence to him, and as a supplicant, she prostrated herself at his feet, and, out of affection to him, caught hold on them, and held them fast, and determined not to leave him until he had promised to go with her, see Matthew 28:9. It was usual with the Jews to lay hold on and kiss the feet or knees of those to whom they did homage, or made supplication, see Matthew 28:9.

Matthew 28:9- :, and so with the Greeks, as may be observed in various passages in Homer y and others:

but Gehazi came near to thrust her away; as being troublesome and disagreeable to his master, and not for her honour and credit:

and the man of God said, let her alone, for her soul is vexed within her; or "is bitter" z, full of trouble and distress, and knows not what to do, nor very well what she does:

and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me: what is the cause of this her trouble; for prophets did not know things of themselves, nor had they the vision of prophecy at their will and pleasure, but according to the will of God.

y Vid. Barthium ad Claudian. de Raptu Proserpin. l. 1. ver. 50. z מרה "amara", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

She caught him by the feet - To lay hold of the knees or feet has always been thought in the East to add force to supplication, and is practiced even at the present day. Compare Matthew 18:29; John 11:32.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 27. The Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me. — In reference to this point he had not now the discernment of spirits. This, and the gift of prophecy, were influences which God gave and suspended as his infinite wisdom saw good.