2 Kings

2 Kings 2:15

¹⁵When the sons of the prophets who were watching him from Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the sons	בְנֵֽי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of the prophets	הַנְּבִיאִ֤ים	han·nə·ḇî·’îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
watching him	מִנֶּ֔גֶד	min·ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition-m	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
from Jericho	בִּֽירִיחוֹ֙	bî·rî·ḥōw	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3405 Jericho
saw what had happened	וַיִּרְאֻ֨הוּ	way·yir·’u·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H7200 see
they said	וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
The spirit	ר֥וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of Elijah	אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ	’ê·lî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
rests	נָ֛חָה	nā·ḥāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5117 rest
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Elisha	אֱלִישָׁ֑ע	’ĕ·lî·šā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H477 Elisha
And they went	וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to meet him	לִקְרָאת֔וֹ	liq·rā·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H7122 encounter, befall
and bowed down	וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־	way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7812 bow down
to the ground	אָֽרְצָה׃	’ā·rə·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land
before him	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

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