Verse 5
2 Kings 2:5
Literal Standard Version
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And sons of the prophets who are in Jericho come near to Elisha, and say to him, “Have you known that today YHWH is taking your lord from your head?” And he says, “I also have known—keep silent.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּגְּשׁ֨וּ בְנֵֽי הַ/נְּבִיאִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר בִּֽ/ירִיחוֹ֮ אֶל אֱלִישָׁע֒ וַ/יֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔י/ו הֲ/יָדַ֕עְתָּ כִּ֣י הַ/יּ֗וֹם יְהוָ֛ה לֹקֵ֥חַ אֶת אֲדֹנֶ֖י/ךָ מֵ/עַ֣ל רֹאשֶׁ֑/ךָ וַ/יֹּ֛אמֶר גַּם אֲנִ֥י יָדַ֖עְתִּי הֶחֱשֽׁוּ
English Translation
And the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho approached Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that today the Lord will take your master from over you?" And he said, "I also know; be silent."
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Chapter 2 Context
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and Elijah says to Elisha, “Please abide here, for YHWH has sent me to Beth-El”; and Elisha says, “Y...
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3
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4
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5
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and fifty men of the sons of the prophets have gone on, and stand opposite them far off—and both of...
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8
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9
And it comes to pass, at their passing over, that Elijah has said to Elisha, “Ask what I do for you...
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10
and he says, “You have asked a hard thing; if you see me taken from you, it is to you so; and if not...
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11
And it comes to pass, they are going, going on and speaking, and behold, a chariot of fire and horse...
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12
And Elisha is seeing, and he is crying, “My father! My father! The chariot of Israel and its horseme...
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13
And he takes up the robe of Elijah that fell from off him, and turns back and stands on the edge of...
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and he takes the robe of Elijah that fell from off him, and strikes the waters, and says, “Where is...
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15
And they see him—the sons of the prophets who are in Jericho—from opposite them, and they say, “The...
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16
and say to him, “Now behold, there are fifty men with your servants, sons of valor: please let them...
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17
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and they return to him—and he is abiding in Jericho—and he says to them, “Did I not say to you, Do n...
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19
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20
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and he goes out to the source of the waters, and casts salt there, and says, “Thus said YHWH: I have...
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22
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