Verse 19
2 Kings 6:19
Literal Standard Version
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And Elisha says to them, “This is not the way, nor is this the city; come after me, and I lead you to the man whom you seek”; and he leads them to Samaria.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵ/הֶ֜ם אֱלִישָׁ֗ע לֹ֣א זֶ֣ה הַ/דֶּרֶךְ֮ וְ/לֹ֣א זֹ֣ה הָ/עִיר֒ לְכ֣וּ אַחֲרַ֔/י וְ/אוֹלִ֣יכָה אֶתְ/כֶ֔ם אֶל הָ/אִ֖ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תְּבַקֵּשׁ֑וּ/ן וַ/יֹּ֥לֶךְ אוֹתָ֖/ם שֹׁמְרֽוֹנָ/ה
English Translation
And Elisha said to them, "This is not the way, and this is not the city; follow me, and I will bring you to the man you seek." And he led them to Samaria.
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Chapter 6 Context
1
And sons of the prophet say to Elisha, “Now behold, the place where we are dwelling before you is to...
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please let us go to the Jordan, and we each take one beam from there, and we make a place there for...
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And the one says, “Please be willing, and go with your servants”; and he says, “I go.”
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And he goes with them, and they come to the Jordan, and cut down the trees,
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and it comes to pass, the one is felling the beam, and the iron ax head has fallen into the water, a...
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And the man of God (Elohim) says, “To where has it fallen?” And he shows him the place, and he cuts...
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and says, “Raise it up for yourself”; and he puts forth his hand and takes it.
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8
And the king of Aram has been fighting against Israel, and takes counsel with his servants, saying,...
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9
And the man of God (Elohim) sends to the king of Israel, saying, “Take heed of passing by this place...
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10
and the king of Israel sends to the place of which the man of God (Elohim) spoke to him, and warned...
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11
And the heart of the king of Aram is tossed about concerning this thing, and he calls to his servant...
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12
And one of his servants says, “No, my lord, O king, for Elisha the prophet, who is in Israel, declar...
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13
And he says, “Go and see where he is, and I send and take him”; and it is declared to him, saying, “...
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14
And he sends horses and chariot, and a heavy force there, and they come in by night, and go around a...
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15
And the servant of the man of God (Elohim) rises early, and goes out, and behold, a force is surroun...
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16
And he says, “Do not fear, for more are they who are with us than they who are with them.”
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17
And Elisha prays and says, “YHWH, please open his eyes, and he sees”; and YHWH opens the eyes of the...
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18
And they come down to it, and Elisha prays to YHWH and says, “Please strike this nation with blindne...
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19
And Elisha says to them, “This is not the way, nor is this the city; come after me, and I lead you t...
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And it comes to pass, at their coming to Samaria, that Elisha says, “YHWH, open the eyes of these, a...
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And the king of Israel says to Elisha at his seeing them, “My father, do I strike, do I strike?”
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And he says, “You do not strike; are you striking those whom you have taken captive with your sword...
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And he prepares great provision for them, and they eat and drink, and he sends them away, and they g...
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And it comes to pass afterward, that Ben-Hadad king of Aram gathers all his camp, and goes up, and l...
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and there is a great famine in Samaria, and behold, they are laying siege to it, until the head of a...
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And it comes to pass, the king of Israel is passing by on the wall, and a woman has cried to him, sa...
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27
And he says, “YHWH does not save you—from where do I save you? Out of the threshing-floor or out of...
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28
And the king says to her, “What is troubling you?” And she says, “This woman said to me, Give your s...
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and we boil my son and eat him, and I say to her on the next day, Give your son, and we eat him; and...
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And it comes to pass, at the king’s hearing the words of the woman, that he tears his garments, and...
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31
And he says, “Thus God (Elohim) does to me and thus He adds, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat re...
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And Elisha is sitting in his house, and the elderly are sitting with him, and the king sends a man f...
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He is yet speaking with them, and behold, the messenger is coming down to him, and he says, “Behold,...
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