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2 Kings 2:11
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And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: [nevertheless], if thou see me [when I am] taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be [so].
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And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, [there appeared] a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
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And Elisha saw [it], and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
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Verse Text
And it came to pass, as they stillH1980 went onH1980, and talkedH1696, that, behold, there appeared a chariotH7393 of fireH784, and horsesH5483 of fireH784, and partedH6504 them bothH8147 asunderH996; and ElijahH452 went upH5927 by a whirlwindH5591 into heavenH8064.
וַיְהִי הֵמָּה הֹלְכִים הָלֹוךְ וְדַבֵּר וְהִנֵּה רֶכֶב־אֵשׁ וְסוּסֵי אֵשׁ וַיַּפְרִדוּ בֵּין שְׁנֵיהֶם וַיַּעַל אֵלִיָּהוּ בַּסְּעָרָה הַשָּׁמָיִם׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וַ/יְהִ֗י |
va/y.Hi | H1961 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ it was |
הֵ֣מָּה |
He.mah | H1992 | HPp3mp | they |
הֹלְכִ֤ים |
ho.le.Khim | H1980 | HVqrmpa | (were) walking |
הָלוֹךְ֙ |
ha.loKh | H1980 | HVqa | continuously (to walk) |
וְ/דַבֵּ֔ר |
ve./da.Ber | H1696 | HC/Vpa | and/ speaking |
וְ/הִנֵּ֤ה |
ve./hi.Neh | H2009 | HC/Tm | and/ there! |
רֶֽכֶב |
re.khev- | H7393 | HNcmsc | a chariot of |
אֵשׁ֙ |
'esh | H784 | HNcbsa | fire |
וְ/ס֣וּסֵי |
ve./Su.sei | H5483 | HC/Ncmpc | and/ horses of |
אֵ֔שׁ |
'Esh | H784 | HNcbsa | fire |
וַ/יַּפְרִ֖דוּ |
va/i.yaf.Ri.du | H6504 | HC/Vhw3mp | and/ they separated |
בֵּ֣ין |
bein | H996 | HR | between |
שְׁנֵי/הֶ֑ם |
she.nei./Hem | H8147 | HAcmdc/Sp3mp | (the) two of/ them |
וַ/יַּ֨עַל֙ |
va/i.Ya.'al | H5927 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ he went up |
אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ |
'e.li.Ya.hu | H452 | HNp | Elijah |
בַּֽ/סְעָרָ֖ה |
çaʻar | H5591 | HRd/Ncfsa | |
הַ/שָּׁמָֽיִם |
ha./sha.Ma.yim | H8064 | HTd/Ncmpa | the/ heavens |
- H452 — אֵלִיָּה (ʼÊlîyâh, ay-lee-yaw'): or prolonged אֵלִיָּהוּ; from אֵל and יָהּ; God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites; Elijah, Eliah.
- H784 — אֵשׁ (ʼêsh, aysh): a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively); burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
- H996 — בֵּין (bêyn, bane): (sometimes in the plural masculine or feminine); properly, the constructive form of an otherwise unused noun from בִּין; a distinction; but used only as a preposition,; between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or; among, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.
- H1696 — דָבַר (dâbar, daw-bar'): a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue; answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.
- H1980 — הָלַךְ (hâlak, haw-lak'): akin to יָלַךְ; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively); (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, [idiom] more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), [phrase] send, speedily, spread, still, surely, [phrase] tale-bearer, [phrase] travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-) faring man, [idiom] be weak, whirl.
- H5483 — סוּס (çûwç, soos): or סֻס; from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight); crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare פָּרָשׁ.
- H5591 — סַעַר (çaʻar, sah'-ar): or (feminine) סְעָרָה; from סָעַר; a hurricane; storm(-y), tempest, whirlwind.
- H5927 — עָלָה (ʻâlâh, aw-law'): a primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative; arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, [idiom] mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, [phrase] perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.
- H6504 — פָּרַד (pârad, paw-rad'): a primitive root; to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself); disperse, divide, be out of joint, part, scatter (abroad), separate (self), sever self, stretch, sunder.
- H7393 — רֶכֶב (rekeb, reh'-keb): from רָכַב; a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone; chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.
- H8064 — שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim, shaw-mah'-yim): dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve); air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).
- H8147 — שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim, shen-ah'-yim): dual of שֵׁנִי; feminine שְׁתַּיִם; two; also (as ordinal) twofold; both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
- H1992 — הֵם (hêm, haym): or (prolonged) הֵמָּה; masculine plural from הֲלַךְ; they (only used when emphatic); it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.
- H2009 — הִנֵּה (hinnêh, hin-nay'): prolongation for הֵן; lo!; behold, lo, see.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- by a whirlwind — 2 Kings 2:1
- into heaven — Mark 16:19
Reciprocal references (19): Genesis 5:24, Judges 13:20, 1 Kings 18:12, 1 Kings 19:4, 1 Kings 19:12, 2 Kings 2:23, 2 Chronicles 21:12, Job 38:1, Ezekiel 10:18, Matthew 17:3, Mark 9:4, Luke 2:15, Luke 9:51, Luke 24:51, Acts 1:10, 1 Thessalonians 4:17, Hebrews 1:7, Hebrews 11:5, Revelation 11:12
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: ELIJAH, HOME, TRANSLATIONS
- Torrey’s: CHARIOTS, DEATH, NATURAL, HEAVEN, WHIRLWIND
- Nave’s: ASCENSION, ELIJAH, ELISHA, FIRE, HEAVEN, IMMORTALITY, METEOROLOGY AND CELESTIAL PHENOMENA, MIRACLES, PROPHECY, PROPHETS, TRANSLATION, VISION, WHIRLWIND
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