2 Kings

2 Kings 2:9

⁹After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?”

“Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After	וַיְהִ֣י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
they had crossed over	כְעָבְרָ֗ם	ḵə·‘ā·ḇə·rām	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
Elijah	וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּ	wə·’ê·lî·yā·hū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
said	אָמַ֤ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Elisha	אֱלִישָׁע֙	’ĕ·lî·šā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H477 Elisha
Tell me	שְׁאַל֙	šə·’al	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7592 ask, inquire
what	מָ֣ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
can I do	אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־	’e·‘ĕ·śeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
for you	לָּ֔ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
before	בְּטֶ֖רֶם	bə·ṭe·rem	Preposition-b; Adverb	H2962 not yet, ere, before that
I am taken away	אֶלָּקַ֣ח	’el·lā·qaḥ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3947 take
from you	מֵעִמָּ֑ךְ	mê·‘im·māḵ	Preposition-m; second person feminine singular	H5973 with
Please	נָ֛א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
let me	וִֽיהִי־	wî·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
inherit	אֵלָֽי׃	’ê·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
a double	שְׁנַ֥יִם	šə·na·yim	Number - md	H8147 two
portion	פִּֽי־	pî-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of your spirit	בְּרוּחֲךָ֖	bə·rū·ḥă·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
Elisha	אֱלִישָׁ֔ע	’ĕ·lî·šā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H477 Elisha
replied	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Numbers 11:17 · Deuteronomy 21:17 · John 16:7 · Acts 20:25–36 · Numbers 11:25 · Zechariah 12:8 · Acts 1:8 · Acts 8:17 · 1 Timothy 5:17 · Zechariah 9:12 · Psalm 72:20 · John 17:9–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.