John 4:52
KJV
Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.
HCSB
He asked them at what time he [omit] got better. “Yesterday at seven in the morning the fever left him,” they answered.
While “enquired” and “asked” are similar, “enquired” implies a request for specific information, showing that the nobleman was diligent to find out the hour of the miracle, seeking if it aligned with Jesus’ word. Furthermore, God operates in patterns of sevens all throughout scripture. This alignment of the nobleman’s son being healed at the seventh hour is lost in many modern translations, evaporating any prophetic or spiritual meaning that may have been intended by the Holy Ghost.
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