Commentary for II Kings 4:28

וַתֹּ֕אמֶר הֲשָׁאַ֥לְתִּי בֵ֖ן מֵאֵ֣ת אֲדֹנִ֑י הֲלֹ֣א אָמַ֔רְתִּי לֹ֥א תַשְׁלֶ֖ה אֹתִֽי׃

Then she said: ‘Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say: Do not deceive me?’

Did I not say. To you, “Do not deceive your maidservant”?²²Below v. 16.

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And did I ask for a son until you forced me to promise something that I couldn't do.

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“Do not mislead”? Do not mislead me concerning a mistake.²³Alternatively, Gא תַשְׁגֶּה means “do not grieve me.”—Targum

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