New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 2:1-18
1Now it cameH1961aboutH1961,when the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was about tobringH5927Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452upH5927by awhirlwindבַּֽסְעָרָ֖הbas.'a.RahH5591to heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,that Elijahאֵלִיָּ֛הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452leftוַיֵּ֧לֶךְ מִן־vai.Ye.lekh min-H1980H4480Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537withElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֖עve.'e.li.Sha'H477.
2And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֜ע'e.li.Sha'H477, “Stayשֵֽׁב־shev-H3427hereפֹ֗הFohH6311pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994,for the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has sentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me as farעַד־'ad-H5704asBethelH1008.”But Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As surely asthe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416and as you yourselfנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315liveוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416,I will not leaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800you.” So they wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֖וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to BethelH1008.
3Thenthe sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֥יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were atBethelH1008wentH3318outH3318to Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֒'e.li.Sha'H477and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “AreH3045you awareH3045that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will takeלֹקֵ֥חַlo.Ke.achH3947away your masterאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113from overמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921you todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117?”And he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Yesגַּם־gam-H1571,I amH3045awareH3045;sayH2814nothingH2814about it.”
4And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to him, “Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע׀'e.li.Sha'H477,pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994stayשֵֽׁב־shev-H3427hereפֹ֗הFohH6311,for the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has sentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me toJerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405.”But he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As surely asthe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,and as you yourselfנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315liveוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416,I will not leaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800you.” So they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.
5Thenthe sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֥יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wereat Jerichoבִּֽירִיחוֹ֮bi.ri.ChoH3405approachedוַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֒'e.li.Sha'H477and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Do you knowהֲיָדַ֕עְתָּha.ya.Da'.taH3045that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will takeלֹקֵ֥חַlo.Ke.achH3947away your masterאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113from overמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921you todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117?” And heansweredוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Yesגַּם־gam-H1571,I knowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045;sayH2814nothingH2814about it.”
6And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to him, “Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994stayשֵֽׁב־shev-H3427hereפֹ֗הFohH6311,for the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has sentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me tothe Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383.”But he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As surely asthe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,and as you yourselfנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315liveוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416,I will not leaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800you.” So the twoשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980on.
7Nowfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֤יmi.be.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030wentהָֽלְכ֔וּha.le.KhuH1980and stoodוַיַּעַמְד֥וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975oppositeמִנֶּ֖גֶדmi.Ne.gedH4480H5048themat a distanceמֵרָח֑וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350,while the twoוּשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םu.she.nei.HemH8147of them stoodעָמְד֥וּ'a.me.DuH5975by the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.
8And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947his coatאַדַּרְתּ֤וֹ'a.dar.ToH155,foldedוַיִּגְלֹם֙vai.yig.LomH1563it, andstruckוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,and they were dividedוַיֵּחָצ֖וּvai.ye.cha.TzuH2673hereהֵ֣נָּהHe.nahH2008and thereוָהֵ֑נָּהva.He.nahH2008,so that the twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them crossedH5674overH5674on dryבֶּחָרָבָֽה׃be.cha.ra.VahH2724groundH2724.
9When they had crossedH5674overH5674,Elijahוְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּve.'E.li.Ya.huH452saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477, “Askשְׁאַל֙she.'AlH7592mewhatמָ֣הmahH4100I should doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213for you beforeבְּטֶ֖רֶםbe.Te.remH2962I am takenאֶלָּקַ֣ח'e.la.KachH3947from you.” And Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָ֛אna'H4994let adoubleשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147portionפִּֽי־pi-H6310of your spiritבְּרוּחֲךָ֖be.ru.cha.KhaH7307be upon me.”
11And as they were walkingH1980along and talkingוְדַבֵּ֔רve.da.BerH1696,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,a chariotרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393of fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784appearedwith horsesוְס֣וּסֵיve.Su.seiH5483of fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784,and they separatedוַיַּפְרִ֖דוּvai.yaf.Ri.duH6504the twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147of them. Then Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452wentH5927upH5927by awhirlwindבַּֽסְעָרָ֖הba.se.'a.RahH5591to heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.
12And Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֣עve.'e.li.Sha'H477was watchingרֹאֶ֗הro.'EhH7200itand he was cryingמְצַעֵק֙me.tza.'EkH6817outH6817, “My fatherאָבִ֣י׀'a.ViH1,my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1,the chariotרֶ֤כֶבRe.khevH7393of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and its horsemenוּפָ֣רָשָׁ֔יוu.Fa.ra.ShavH6571!”And he did not seeרָאָ֖הוּra.'A.huH7200Elijah againע֑וֹדodH5750. Thenhe tookH2388holdוַֽיַּחֲזֵק֙vai.ya.cha.ZekH2388of his own clothesבִּבְגָדָ֔יוbiv.ga.DavH899and toreוַיִּקְרָעֵ֖םvai.yik.ra.'EmH7167them in twoלִשְׁנַ֥יִםlish.Na.yimH8147piecesקְרָעִֽים׃ke.ra.'ImH7168.
14Then he tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947the coatאַדֶּ֨רֶת'a.De.retH155of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452that had fallenנָפְלָ֤הna.fe.LahH5307from him and struckוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “Whereאַיֵּ֕ה'ai.YehH346is the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452?”And when he alsoאַף־'af-H637hadstruckוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221the watersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,they were dividedוַיֵּֽחָצוּ֙vai.ye.cha.TzuH2673hereהֵ֣נָּהHe.nahH2008and thereוָהֵ֔נָּהva.He.nahH2008;and Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477crossedH5674overH5674.
15Now whenthe sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֤יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wereat Jerichoבִּֽירִיחוֹ֙bi.ri.ChoH3405oppositeמִנֶּ֔גֶדmi.Ne.gedH4480H5048himsawוַיִּרְאֻ֨הוּvai.yir.'U.huH7200him, they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “The spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452has settledנָ֛חָהNa.chahH5117on Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477.”And they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to meetלִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him and bowedH2331downH2331to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776before him.
16Then they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֣אna'H4994,thereH3426areH3426with your servantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֩'a.va.dei.KhaH5650fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםcha.mi.ShimH2572strongחַ֗יִלCha.yilH2428menH376;pleaseנָא֮na'H4994let them goיֵ֣לְכוּYe.le.khuH1980and searchוִיבַקְשׁ֣וּvi.vak.ShuH1245for your masterאֲדֹנֶיךָ֒'a.do.nei.KhaH113,inH6435caseH6435the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has takenH5375him upH5375and castוַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993him on someבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259mountainהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022orא֖וֹ'oH176into someבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.ChatH259valleyהַגֵּאָי֑וֹתha.ge.ya.'otH1516.”But he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You shall not sendתִשְׁלָֽחוּ׃tish.La.chuH7971anyone.”
17Yet whenthey urgedוַיִּפְצְרוּ־vai.yif.tze.ru-H6484him untilעַד־'ad-H5704he wasH954ashamedבֹּ֖שׁboshH954to refuse,he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Sendשְׁלָ֑חוּshe.La.chuH7971them.”So they sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;and they searchedוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּvay.vak.ShuH1245for threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-H7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,but did not findמְצָאֻֽהוּ׃me.tza.'U.huH4672him.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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