2 Kings 4:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When he had takenוַיִּשָּׂאֵ֔הוּ
(vai·yis·sa·'e·hu,)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
him and broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּ
(vay·vi·'e·hu)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
him to his mother,אִמֹּ֑ו
(im·mov;)
517: a motherfrom an unused word
he satוַיֵּ֧שֶׁב
(vai·ye·shev)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
on her lapבִּרְכֶּ֛יהָ
(bir·kei·ha)
1290: the kneefrom barak
untilעַד־
(ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
noon,הַֽצָּהֳרַ֖יִם
(ha·tza·ho·ra·yim)
6672a: midday, noonfrom an unused word
and [then] died.וַיָּמֹֽת׃
(vai·ya·mot.)
4191: to diea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And when he had taken
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
him and brought
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
him to his mother
'em  (ame)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting.
he sat
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
on her knees
berek  (beh'-rek)
a knee -- knee.
till noon
tsohar  (tso'-har)
a light (i.e. window): dual double light, i.e. noon -- midday, noon(-day, -tide), window.
and then died
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When he had taken him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her lap until noon, and then died.

King James Bible
And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So he picked him up and took him to his mother. The child sat on her lap until noon and then died.

International Standard Version
So the servant carried him over to his mother, where he rested on her lap until mid-day, and then he died.

NET Bible
So he picked him up and took him to his mother. He sat on her lap until noon and then died.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The servant picked him up and brought him to his mother. The boy sat on her lap until noon, when he died.

King James 2000 Bible
And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
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