2 Kings

2 Kings 2:6–8

6And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to the Jordan.”

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

So the two of them went on.

7Then a company of fifty of the sons of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing Elijah and Elisha as the two of them stood by the Jordan. 8And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

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2 Kings 2:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ’ê·lî·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH452 Elijah
saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toל֨וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
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 the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָהhay·yar·dê·nāhArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singularH3383 Jordan
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 youנַפְשְׁךָ֖nap̄·šə·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
yourself 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 the two of themשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃šə·nê·hemNumber - masculine dual construct; third person masculine pluralH8147 two
went onוַיֵּלְכ֖וּway·yê·lə·ḵūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1980 go, come, walk

2 Kings 2:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then a companyאִ֜ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
of fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםwa·ḥă·miš·šîmConjunctive waw; Number - common pluralH2572 fifty
of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֤יmib·bə·nêPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙han·nə·ḇî·’îmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
wentהָֽלְכ֔וּhā·lə·ḵūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH1980 go, come, walk
and stoodוַיַּעַמְד֥וּway·ya·‘am·ḏūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5975 take one's stand, stand
at a distanceמֵרָח֑וֹקmê·rā·ḥō·wqPreposition-m; Adjective - masculine singularH7350 distant, far
facingמִנֶּ֖גֶדmin·ne·ḡeḏPreposition-mH5048 what is conspicuous or in front
as the twoוּשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םū·šə·nê·hemConjunctive waw; Number - masculine dual construct; third person masculine pluralH8147 two
of them stoodעָמְד֥וּ‘ā·mə·ḏūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH5975 take one's stand, stand
byעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hay·yar·dênArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3383 Jordan

2 Kings 2:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ’ê·lî·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH452 Elijah
tookוַיִּקַּח֩way·yiq·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
his cloakאַדַּרְתּ֤וֹ’ad·dar·tōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH155 glory, cloak
rolled it upוַיִּגְלֹם֙way·yiḡ·lōmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1563 wrap up, fold, fold together
and struckוַיַּכֶּ֣הway·yak·kehConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5221 smite
the watersהַמַּ֔יִםham·ma·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
which partedוַיֵּחָצ֖וּway·yê·ḥā·ṣūConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH2673 divide
to the rightהֵ֣נָּהhên·nāhAdverbH2008 hither
and to the leftוָהֵ֑נָּהwā·hên·nāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH2008 hither
so that the twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םšə·nê·hemNumber - masculine dual construct; third person masculine pluralH8147 two
of them crossed overוַיַּעַבְר֥וּway·ya·‘aḇ·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
on dry groundבֶּחָרָבָֽה׃be·ḥā·rā·ḇāhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH2724 dry ground

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2 Kings 2:6 2 Kings 2:2

2 Kings 2:8 1 Kings 19:19 · Exodus 14:21–22 · Joshua 3:14–17 · 2 Kings 2:14 · Psalm 114:5–7 · Hebrews 11:29 · Isaiah 11:15 · 1 Kings 19:13

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