2 Kings 4:16
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.”

Young's Literal Translation
and he saith, ‘At this season, according to the time of life, thou art embracing a son;’ and she saith, ‘Nay, my lord, O man of God, do not lie unto thy maid-servant.’

King James Bible
And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, [thou] man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.

Hebrew
And Elisha declared,
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“At this
הַזֶּה֙ (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

time
לַמּוֹעֵ֤ד (lam·mō·w·‘êḏ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4150: Appointed time, place, or meeting

next year,
כָּעֵ֣ת (kā·‘êṯ)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

you
אַ֖תְּ (’at)
Pronoun - second person feminine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

will hold
חֹבֶ֣קֶת (ḥō·ḇe·qeṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 2263: To clasp, embrace

a son {in your arms}.”
בֵּ֑ן (bên)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

“No,
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

my lord,”
אֲדֹנִי֙ (’ă·ḏō·nî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller

she said.
וַתֹּ֗אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

lie
תְּכַזֵּ֖ב (tə·ḵaz·zêḇ)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3576: To lie, be a liar

to your maidservant,
בְּשִׁפְחָתֶֽךָ׃ (bə·šip̄·ḥā·ṯe·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 8198: Maid, maidservant

O man
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of God.”
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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