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בֶּן הַשּׁוּנַמִּית

The Shunamis's Son

In the field he cried out, my head, my head.

וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל אָבִיו רֹאשִׁי רֹאשִׁי וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל הַנַּעַר שָׂאֵהוּ אֶל אִמּוֹ׃

מלכים ב ד:יט

"And he said to his father: my head, my head. And he said to the servant, carry him to his mother."

Melachim Beis 4:19

On her knees until noon. And he died.

וַיִּשָּׂאֵהוּ וַיְבִיאֵהוּ אֶל אִמּוֹ וַיֵּשֶׁב עַל בִּרְכֶּיהָ עַד הַצׇּהֳרַיִם וַיָּמֹת׃

מלכים ב ד:כ

"And he carried him and brought him to his mother, and he sat on her knees until noon, and he died."

Melachim Beis 4:20

Mouth on mouth, eyes on eyes, palms on palms.

וַיַּעַל וַיִּשְׁכַּב עַל הַיֶּלֶד וַיָּשֶׂם פִּיו עַל פִּיו וְעֵינָיו עַל עֵינָיו וְכַפָּיו עַל כַּפָּו וַיִּגְהַר עָלָיו וַיָּחׇם בְּשַׂר הַיָּלֶד׃

מלכים ב ד:לד

"And he went up and lay upon the child, and put his mouth on his mouth and his eyes on his eyes and his palms on his palms, and stretched himself over him, and the flesh of the child grew warm."

Melachim Beis 4:34

Seven sneezes, and the boy opened his eyes.

וַיָּשׇׁב וַיֵּלֶךְ בַּבַּיִת אַחַת הֵנָּה וְאַחַת הֵנָּה וַיַּעַל וַיִּגְהַר עָלָיו וַיְזוֹרֵר הַנַּעַר עַד שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים וַיִּפְקַח הַנַּעַר אֶת עֵינָיו׃

מלכים ב ד:לה

"And he returned and walked in the house once this way and once that way, and went up and stretched over him, and the boy sneezed up to seven times, and the boy opened his eyes."

Melachim Beis 4:35

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