2 Kings

2 Kings 2:4

4And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Jericho.”

But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.”

So they went to Jericho.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ’ê·lî·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH452 Elijah
said toוַיֹּאמֶר֩way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע׀’ĕ·lî·šā‘Noun - proper - masculine singularH477 Elisha
Pleaseנָ֣אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
stayשֵֽׁב־šêḇ-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
hereפֹ֗הp̄ōhAdverbH6311 here, hither
forכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
has sent meשְׁלָחַ֣נִיšə·lā·ḥa·nîVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singularH7971 send
on to Jerichoיְרִיח֔וֹyə·rî·ḥōwNoun - proper - feminine singularH3405 Jericho
But Elisha repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
livesחַי־ḥay-Noun - masculine singularH2416 alive, living
and as you yourselfנַפְשְׁךָ֖nap̄·šə·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
liveוְחֵֽי־wə·ḥê-Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH2416 alive, living
I will notאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
leave youאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ’e·‘ez·ḇe·kāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH5800 leave, forsake, loose
So they wentוַיָּבֹ֖אוּway·yā·ḇō·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
to Jerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃yə·rî·ḥōwNoun - proper - feminine singularH3405 Jericho

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2 Kings 2:2 · Joshua 6:26

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