Revised Webster's Bible
2 Kings 2
1And it came to pass, when theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068would takeupבְּהַעֲל֤וֹתbe.ha.'a.LotH5927Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452intoheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064by awhirlwindבַּֽסְעָרָ֖הbas.'a.RahH5591, thatElijahאֵלִיָּ֛הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452wentH3212withElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֖עve.'e.li.Sha'H477fromGilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537.
2AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toElishaאֱלִישָׁ֜ע'e.li.Sha'H477,Tarryשֵֽׁב־shev-H3427here, I pray thee; for theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathsentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me toBethelH1008. AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559As theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, and as thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315livethוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416, I will notleaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800thee. So they wentdownוַיֵּרְד֖וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381toBethelH1008.
3And thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֥יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030that were atBethelH1008cameforthוַיֵּצְא֨וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318toElishaאֱלִישָׁע֒'e.li.Sha'H477, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him,Knowestהֲיָדַ֕עְתָּha.ya.Da'.taH3045thou that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will takeawayלֹקֵ֥חַlo.Ke.achH3947thymasterאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113from thyheadרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117? And hesaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Yea, Iknowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045it ; hold ye yourpeaceהֶחֱשֽׁוּ׃he.che.ShuH2814.
4AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to him,Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע׀'e.li.Sha'H477,tarryשֵֽׁב־shev-H3427here, I pray thee; for theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathsentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me toJerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405. And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, and as thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315livethוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416, I will notleaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800thee. So theycameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.
5And thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֥יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030that were atJerichoבִּֽירִיחוֹ֮bi.ri.ChoH3405cameוַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066toElishaאֱלִישָׁע֒'e.li.Sha'H477, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him,Knowestהֲיָדַ֕עְתָּha.ya.Da'.taH3045thou that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will takeawayלֹקֵ֥חַlo.Ke.achH3947thymasterאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113from thyheadרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117? And heansweredוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Yea, Iknowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045it ; hold ye yourpeaceהֶחֱשֽׁוּ׃he.che.ShuH2814.
6AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to him, Tarryhereשֵֽׁב־shev-H3427, I pray thee; for theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathsentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me toJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383. And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, and as thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315livethוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416, I will notleaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800thee. And theytwoשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147wentonH3212.
7Andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֤יmi.be.NeiH1121of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030wentהָֽלְכ֔וּha.le.KhuH1980, andstoodוַיַּעַמְד֥וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975toviewמִנֶּ֖גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048afaroffמֵרָח֑וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350: and theytwoוּשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םu.she.nei.HemH8147stoodעָמְד֥וּ'a.me.DuH5975byJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.
8AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947hismantleאַדַּרְתּ֤וֹ'a.dar.ToH155, and wrapped ittogetherוַיִּגְלֹם֙vai.yig.LomH1563, andsmoteוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221thewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, and they weredividedוַיֵּחָצ֖וּvai.ye.cha.TzuH2673to the one side and to the other, so that theytwoשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147wentoverוַיַּעַבְר֥וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674ondryבֶּחָרָבָֽה׃be.cha.ra.VahH2724ground.
9And it came to pass, when they had goneoverכְעָבְרָ֗םkhe.'a.ve.RamH5674, thatElijahוְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּve.'E.li.Ya.huH452saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559toElishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477,Askשְׁאַל֙she.'AlH7592what I shalldoאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213for thee, before I am takenawayאֶלָּקַ֣ח'e.la.KachH3947from thee. AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I pray thee, let adoubleשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147portionפִּֽי־pi-H6310of thyspiritבְּרוּחֲךָ֖be.ru.cha.KhaH7307be upon me.
11And it came to pass, as theystillהֹלְכִ֤יםho.le.KhimH1980wentonהָלוֹךְ֙ha.loKhH1980, andtalkedוְדַבֵּ֔רve.da.BerH1696, that, behold, there appeared achariotרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393offireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784, andhorsesוְס֣וּסֵיve.Su.seiH5483offireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784, andseparatedוַיַּפְרִ֖דוּvai.yaf.Ri.duH6504themבֵּ֣ין שְׁנֵיהֶ֑םbein she.nei.HemH8147H996; andElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452wentupוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927by awhirlwindבַּֽסְעָרָ֖הba.se.'a.RahH5591intoheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.
12AndElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֣עve.'e.li.Sha'H477sawרֹאֶ֗הro.'EhH7200it, and hecriedמְצַעֵק֙me.tza.'EkH6817, Myfatherאָבִ֣י׀'a.ViH1, myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1, thechariotרֶ֤כֶבRe.khevH7393ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and itshorsemenוּפָ֣רָשָׁ֔יוu.Fa.ra.ShavH6571. And hesawרָאָ֖הוּra.'A.huH7200him no more: and he tookholdוַֽיַּחֲזֵק֙vai.ya.cha.ZekH2388of his ownclothesבִּבְגָדָ֔יוbiv.ga.DavH899, andtoreוַיִּקְרָעֵ֖םvai.yik.ra.'EmH7167them intwoלִשְׁנַ֥יִםlish.Na.yimH8147piecesקְרָעִֽים׃ke.ra.'ImH7168.
14And hetookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947themantleאַדֶּ֨רֶת'a.De.retH155ofElijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452thatfellנָפְלָ֤הna.fe.LahH5307from him, andsmoteוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221thewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, Where is theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofElijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452? and when he also hadsmittenוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221thewatersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, theypartedוַיֵּֽחָצוּ֙vai.ye.cha.TzuH2673to the one side and to the other: andElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477wentoverוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674.
15And when thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֤יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who were looking on atJerichoבִּֽירִיחוֹ֙bi.ri.ChoH3405sawוַיִּרְאֻ֨הוּvai.yir.'U.huH7200him, theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, Thespiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307ofElijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452dothrestנָ֛חָהNa.chahH5117onElishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477. And theycameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935tomeetH7125him, andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812themselves to thegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776before him.
16And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, Behold now, thereareיֵֽשׁ־yesh-H3426with thyservantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֩'a.va.dei.KhaH5650fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםcha.mi.ShimH2572strongחַ֗יִלCha.yilH2428menאֲנָשִׁ֜ים בְּנֵֽי־'a.na.Shim be.nei-H1121H582; let themgoH3212, we pray thee, andseekוִיבַקְשׁ֣וּvi.vak.ShuH1245thymasterאֲדֹנֶיךָ֒'a.do.nei.KhaH113: lest perhaps theSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath taken himupנְשָׂאוֹ֙ne.sa.'OH5375, andcastוַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993him uponsomeבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259mountainהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022, or intosomeבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.ChatH259valleyהַגֵּאָי֑וֹתha.ge.ya.'otH1516. And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Ye shall notsendתִשְׁלָֽחוּ׃tish.La.chuH7971.
17And when theyurgedוַיִּפְצְרוּ־vai.yif.tze.ru-H6484him till he wasashamedבֹּ֖שׁboshH954, hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Sendשְׁלָ֑חוּshe.La.chuH7971. Theysentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971thereforefiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376; and theysoughtוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּvay.vak.ShuH1245threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-H7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117, butfoundמְצָאֻֽהוּ׃me.tza.'U.huH4672him not.
19And themenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559toElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477, Behold, I pray thee, thesituationמוֹשַׁ֤בmo.ShavH4186of thiscityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892ispleasantט֔וֹבTovH2896, as mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113seethרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200: but thewaterוְהַמַּ֥יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325isbadרָעִ֖יםra.'ImH7451, and thegroundוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776barrenמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃me.sha.Ka.letH7921.
21And he wentforthוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318to thespringמוֹצָ֣אmo.Tza'H4161of thewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, andcastוַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־vai.yash.lekh-H7993thesaltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417in there, andsaidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, I havehealedרִפִּ֙אתִי֙ri.Pi.tiH7495thesewatersלַמַּ֣יִםla.Ma.yimH4325; there shall not be from there any moredeathמָ֥וֶתMa.vetH4194orbarrenוּמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃u.me.sha.Ka.letH7921land .
23And he wentupוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from there toBethelH1008: and as he was goingupעֹלֶ֣ה'o.LehH5927by thewayבַדֶּ֗רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870, there cameforthיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318youthsוּנְעָרִ֤ים קְטַנִּים֙u.ne.'a.Rim ke.ta.NimH6996H5288out of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, andmockedוַיִּתְקַלְּסוּ־vai.yit.ka.le.su-H7046him, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, Goupעֲלֵ֥ה'a.LehH5927, thou baldheadקֵרֵ֖חַke.Re.achH7142; goupעֲלֵ֥ה'a.LehH5927, thou baldheadקֵרֵֽחַ׃ke.Re.achH7142.
24And heturnedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437backאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310, andlookedוַיִּרְאֵ֔םvai.yir.'EmH7200on them, andcursedוַֽיְקַלְלֵ֖םvay.ka.LemH7043them in thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. And there cameforthוַתֵּצֶ֨אנָהva.te.Tze.nahH3318twoשְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147shebearsדֻּבִּים֙du.BimH1677out of thewoodהַיַּ֔עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293, andtoreוַתְּבַקַּ֣עְנָהva.te.va.Ka'.nahH1234fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֖יu.she.NeiH8147youthsיְלָדִֽים׃ye.la.DimH3206of them.
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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