2 Kings 20:1

Hezekiah is Healed

20:1 In those days Hezekiah was stricken with a terminal illness. ¹  The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz visited him and told him, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Give your household instructions, for you are about to die; you will not get well.’” ² 

Genesis 48:1

Manasseh and Ephraim

48:1 After these things Joseph was told, ³  “Your father is weakening.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim with him.

John 11:3

11:3 So the sisters sent a message ⁴  to Jesus, ⁵  “Lord, look, the one you love is sick.”

Philippians 2:26

2:26 Indeed, he greatly missed all of you and was distressed because you heard that he had been ill.

[20:1]  ¹ tn Heb “was sick to the point of dying.”

[20:1]  ² tn Heb “will not live.”

[48:1]  ³ tn Heb “and one said.” With no expressed subject in the Hebrew text, the verb can be translated with the passive voice.

[11:3]  ⁴ tn The phrase “a message” is not in the Greek text but is implied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from context.

[11:3]  ⁵ tn Grk “to him, saying”; the referent (Jesus) is specified in the translation for clarity.