2 Kings
2 Kings 2:6
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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Elijah | אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ | ’ê·lî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H452 Elijah |
| said | וַיֹּאמֶר֩ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | ל֨וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| Please | נָ֣א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| stay | שֵֽׁב־ | šêḇ- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| here | פֹ֗ה | p̄ōh | Adverb | H6311 here, hither |
| for | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has sent me | שְׁלָחַ֣נִי | šə·lā·ḥa·nî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7971 send |
| on to the Jordan | הַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָה | hay·yar·dê·nāh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H3383 Jordan |
| But Elisha replied | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| As surely as the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| lives | חַי־ | ḥay- | Noun - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| and as you | נַפְשְׁךָ֖ | nap̄·šə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| yourself live | וְחֵֽי־ | wə·ḥê- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2416 alive, living |
| I will not | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| leave you | אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ | ’e·‘ez·ḇe·kā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| So the two of them | שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | šə·nê·hem | Number - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural | H8147 two |
| went on | וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ | way·yê·lə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.