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2 Kings 4:28

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Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?
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  1. Genesis 30:1Rank 1 from verse 28
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    1AND when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

  2. 2 Kings 4:16Rank 2 from verse 28
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    16And 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.

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2 Kings 4:28

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desire

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Sense 1: A wish, longing, request, pleasure, or thing wished for. Sense 2: To wish for, long for, request, or take pleasure in.

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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deceive

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To mislead, cause to believe what is false, or conceal the truth by fraud or error.

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27And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

28Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?

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29Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.

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