9 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.2.9",
"source": "וַיְהִ֣י כְעָבְרָ֗ם וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּ אָמַ֤ר אֶל־אֱלִישָׁע֙ שְׁאַל֙ מָ֣ה אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לָּ֔ךְ בְּטֶ֖רֶם אֶלָּקַ֣ח מֵעִמָּ֑ךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֔ע וִֽיהִי־נָ֛א פִּֽי־שְׁנַ֥יִם בְּרוּחֲךָ֖ אֵלָֽי׃",
"text": "And *wayəhî* as-*kə'ābərām* and-*'ēlîyāhû* *'āmar* to-*'ĕlîšā'*, *šə'al* what *'e'ĕśeh*-to-you before *'ellāqaḥ* from-with-you. And *wayyō'mer* *'ĕlîšā'*, *wîhî*-*nā'* *pî*-*šənayim* in-*rûḥăkā* to-me.",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *hāyâ* - and it came to pass",
"*kə'ābərām*": "preposition *kə* + qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix of *'ābar* - as they crossed over",
"*'āmar*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - said/spoke",
"*šə'al*": "qal imperative masculine singular of *šā'al* - ask",
"*'e'ĕśeh*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular of *'āśâ* - I shall do",
"*'ellāqaḥ*": "niphal imperfect 1st person singular of *lāqaḥ* - I am taken",
"*wayyō'mer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *'āmar* - and he said",
"*wîhî*": "jussive 3rd masculine singular of *hāyâ* - let there be",
"*nā'*": "particle of entreaty - please/now",
"*pî*": "masculine singular construct of *peh* - mouth of/portion of",
"*šənayim*": "numeral - two",
"*rûḥăkā*": "feminine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your spirit"
},
"variants": {
"*wayəhî*": "and it happened/came to pass",
"*kə'ābərām*": "as they crossed over/when they had crossed",
"*'e'ĕśeh*-to-you": "I shall do for you",
"*'ellāqaḥ* from-with-you": "I am taken from you",
"*wîhî*-*nā'* *pî*-*šənayim*": "let there please be a double portion/mouth of two",
"*rûḥăkā*": "your spirit/wind/breath"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.2.10",
"source": "וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִקְשִׁ֣יתָ לִשְׁא֑וֹל אִם־תִּרְאֶ֨ה אֹתִ֜י לֻקָּ֤ח מֵֽאִתָּךְ֙ יְהִֽי־לְךָ֣ כֵ֔ן וְאִם־אַ֖יִן לֹ֥א יִהְיֶֽה׃",
"text": "And *wayyō'mer*, *hiqšîtā* to-*liš'ôl*; if-*tir'eh* me *luqqāḥ* from-with-you *yəhî*-to-you so, and if-*'ayin* not *yihyeh*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyō'mer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *'āmar* - and he said",
"*hiqšîtā*": "hiphil perfect 2nd masculine singular of *qāšâ* - you have made hard/difficult",
"*liš'ôl*": "preposition *lə* + qal infinitive construct of *šā'al* - to ask",
"*tir'eh*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular of *rā'â* - you will see",
"*luqqāḥ*": "pual participle masculine singular of *lāqaḥ* - being taken",
"*yəhî*": "qal jussive 3rd masculine singular of *hāyâ* - let it be",
"*'ayin*": "particle of negation - not/nothing",
"*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *hāyâ* - it will be"
},
"variants": {
"*hiqšîtā* to-*liš'ôl*": "you have asked a difficult thing/you have made hard to ask",
"*luqqāḥ*": "being taken/being received",
"*yəhî*-to-you so": "may it be so for you/it shall be for you thus",
"*'ayin*": "there is not/nothing/no",
"*lō' yihyeh*": "it will not be/it shall not happen"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.2.11",
"source": "וַיְהִ֗י הֵ֣מָּה הֹלְכִ֤ים הָלוֹךְ֙ וְדַבֵּ֔ר וְהִנֵּ֤ה רֶֽכֶב־אֵשׁ֙ וְס֣וּסֵי אֵ֔שׁ וַיַּפְרִ֖דוּ בֵּ֣ין שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם וַיַּ֙עַל֙ אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ בַּֽסְעָרָ֖ה הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃",
"text": "And *wayəhî* they *hōlkîm* *hālôk* and-*dabbēr*, and-*hinnēh* *rekeb*-*'ēš* and-*sûsê* *'ēš*, and *wayyapridû* between *šənêhem*; and *wayya'al* *'ēlîyāhû* in-the-*sə'ārâ* the-*šāmayim*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *hāyâ* - and it came to pass",
"*hōlkîm*": "qal participle masculine plural of *hālak* - going/walking",
"*hālôk*": "qal infinitive absolute of *hālak* - going (intensifier)",
"*dabbēr*": "piel infinitive absolute of *dābar* - speaking",
"*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look",
"*rekeb*": "masculine singular construct of *rekeb* - chariot of",
"*'ēš*": "feminine singular noun - fire",
"*sûsê*": "masculine plural construct of *sûs* - horses of",
"*wayyapridû*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural of *pārad* - and they separated",
"*šənêhem*": "numeral + 3rd masculine plural suffix - both of them/the two of them",
"*wayya'al*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *'ālâ* - and he went up",
"*sə'ārâ*": "feminine singular noun - storm/whirlwind/tempest",
"*šāmayim*": "masculine plural noun - heavens/sky"
},
"variants": {
"*hōlkîm* *hālôk* and-*dabbēr*": "going along and talking/walking continuously and speaking",
"*hinnēh*": "behold/look/see",
"*rekeb*-*'ēš*": "chariot of fire/fiery chariot",
"*sûsê* *'ēš*": "horses of fire/fiery horses",
"*wayyapridû*": "they separated/divided/made separation",
"*sə'ārâ*": "whirlwind/storm/tempest",
"*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.2.12",
"source": "וֶאֱלִישָׁ֣ע רֹאֶ֗ה וְה֤וּא מְצַעֵק֙ אָבִ֣י ׀ אָבִ֗י רֶ֤כֶב יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וּפָ֣רָשָׁ֔יו וְלֹ֥א רָאָ֖הוּ ע֑וֹד וֽ͏ַיַּחֲזֵק֙ בִּבְגָדָ֔יו וַיִּקְרָעֵ֖ם לִשְׁנַ֥יִם קְרָעִֽים׃",
"text": "And-*'ĕlîšā'* *rō'eh*, and-he *məṣa'ēq*, *'ābî* *'ābî*, *rekeb* *yiśrā'ēl* and-*pārāšāyw*, and-not *rā'āhû* again; and *wayyaḥăzēq* in-*bəgādāyw* and *wayyiqrā'ēm* to-*šənayim* *qərā'îm*.",
"grammar": {
"*rō'eh*": "qal participle masculine singular of *rā'â* - seeing/watching",
"*məṣa'ēq*": "piel participle masculine singular of *ṣā'aq* - crying out/calling",
"*'ābî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my father",
"*rekeb*": "masculine singular construct of *rekeb* - chariot of",
"*yiśrā'ēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*pārāšāyw*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his horsemen",
"*rā'āhû*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix of *rā'â* - he saw him",
"*wayyaḥăzēq*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *ḥāzaq* - and he seized/grasped",
"*bəgādāyw*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his garments",
"*wayyiqrā'ēm*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix of *qāra'* - and he tore them",
"*šənayim*": "numeral - two",
"*qərā'îm*": "masculine plural noun - pieces/fragments"
},
"variants": {
"*rō'eh*": "seeing/watching",
"*məṣa'ēq*": "crying out/calling loudly",
"*'ābî* *'ābî*": "my father, my father (repeated for emphasis)",
"*rekeb* *yiśrā'ēl* and-*pārāšāyw*": "chariot of Israel and its horsemen/the chariotry of Israel and its cavalry",
"*wayyaḥăzēq* in-*bəgādāyw*": "he took hold of his clothes/he seized his garments",
"*wayyiqrā'ēm* to-*šənayim* *qərā'îm*": "he tore them into two pieces/he rent them in two pieces"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.2.13",
"source": "וַיָּ֙רֶם֙ אֶת־אַדֶּ֣רֶת אֵלִיָּ֔הוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָפְלָ֖ה מֵעָלָ֑יו וַיָּ֥שָׁב וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד עַל־שְׂפַ֥ת הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃",
"text": "And *wayyārem* *'et*-*'adderet* *'ēlîyāhû* which *nāpəlâ* from-upon-him; and *wayyāšāb* and *wayya'ămōd* on-*śəpat* the-*yardēn*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyārem*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *rûm* - and he lifted up",
"*'adderet*": "feminine singular construct of *'adderet* - mantle/cloak of",
"*nāpəlâ*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular of *nāpal* - it fell",
"*wayyāšāb*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *šûb* - and he returned",
"*wayya'ămōd*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *'āmad* - and he stood",
"*śəpat*": "feminine singular construct of *śāpâ* - bank/edge of",
"*yardēn*": "proper noun - the Jordan (river)"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyārem*": "he picked up/lifted up/raised",
"*'adderet*": "mantle/cloak/robe",
"*nāpəlâ*": "had fallen/dropped",
"*wayyāšāb*": "he returned/went back",
"*śəpat*": "bank/edge/shore of"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.2.14",
"source": "וַיִּקַּח֩ אֶת־אַדֶּ֨רֶת אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ אֲשֶׁר־נָפְלָ֤ה מֵֽעָלָיו֙ וַיַּכֶּ֣ה אֶת־הַמַּ֔יִם וַיֹּאמַ֕ר אַיֵּ֕ה יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ אַף־ה֣וּא ׀ וַיַּכֶּ֣ה אֶת־הַמַּ֗יִם וַיֵּֽחָצוּ֙ הֵ֣נָּה וָהֵ֔נָּה וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר אֱלִישָֽׁע׃",
"text": "And *wayyiqqaḥ* *'et*-*'adderet* *'ēlîyāhû* which-*nāpəlâ* from-upon-him and *wayyakkeh* *'et*-the-*mayim*, and *wayyō'mar*, where [is] *YHWH* *'ĕlōhê* *'ēlîyāhû*? *'ap*-he. And *wayyakkeh* *'et*-the-*mayim*, and *wayyēḥāṣû* *hēnnâ* and-*hēnnâ*; and *wayya'ăbōr* *'ĕlîšā'*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiqqaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *lāqaḥ* - and he took",
"*'adderet*": "feminine singular construct of *'adderet* - mantle/cloak of",
"*nāpəlâ*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular of *nāpal* - it fell",
"*wayyakkeh*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *nākâ* - and he struck",
"*mayim*": "masculine plural noun - waters",
"*wayyō'mar*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *'āmar* - and he said",
"*'ĕlōhê*": "masculine plural construct of *'ĕlōhîm* - God of",
"*'ap*": "conjunction - also/even/indeed",
"*wayyēḥāṣû*": "waw-consecutive + niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural of *ḥāṣâ* - and they were divided",
"*hēnnâ*": "adverb - here/to this side",
"*wayya'ăbōr*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *'ābar* - and he crossed over"
},
"variants": {
"*'adderet*": "mantle/cloak/robe",
"*wayyakkeh*": "he struck/hit/smote",
"*'ayyēh*": "where is",
"*'ĕlōhê*": "God of (plural form with singular meaning)",
"*'ap*-he": "even he/also himself/indeed he too",
"*hēnnâ wāhēnnâ*": "here and there/to this side and that side",
"*wayya'ăbōr*": "he crossed over/passed through"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.2.15",
"source": "וַיִּרְאֻ֨הוּ בְנֵֽי־הַנְּבִיאִ֤ים אֲשֶׁר־בִּֽירִיחוֹ֙ מִנֶּ֔גֶד וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ נָ֛חָה ר֥וּחַ אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ עַל־אֱלִישָׁ֑ע וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ לִקְרָאת֔וֹ וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ל֖וֹ אָֽרְצָה׃",
"text": "And *wayyir'ûhû* *bənê*-the-*nəbî'îm* who-[are in]-*yərîḥô* from-*neged*, and *wayyō'mərû*, *nāḥâ* *rûaḥ* *'ēlîyāhû* on-*'ĕlîšā'*; and *wayyābō'û* to-meet-him, and *wayyištaḥăwû*-to-him *'ārṣâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyir'ûhû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix of *rā'â* - and they saw him",
"*bənê*": "masculine plural construct of *bēn* - sons of",
"*nəbî'îm*": "masculine plural noun - prophets",
"*neged*": "preposition - opposite/in front of",
"*wayyō'mərû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural of *'āmar* - and they said",
"*nāḥâ*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular of *nûaḥ* - it rested",
"*rûaḥ*": "feminine singular noun - spirit/wind",
"*wayyābō'û*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural of *bô'* - and they came",
"*wayyištaḥăwû*": "waw-consecutive + hishtaphel imperfect 3rd masculine plural of *šāḥâ* - and they bowed down",
"*'ārṣâ*": "feminine singular noun + directional he - to the ground"
},
"variants": {
"*bənê*-the-*nəbî'îm*": "sons of the prophets/prophetic guild members",
"*mineged*": "opposite/from a distance",
"*nāḥâ*": "has rested/settled upon",
"*rûaḥ*": "spirit/power/essence",
"*wayyištaḥăwû*-to-him *'ārṣâ*": "they prostrated themselves to him to the ground/they bowed down to him to the earth"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.2.16",
"source": "וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֡יו הִנֵּה־נָ֣א יֵֽשׁ־אֶת־עֲבָדֶיךָ֩ חֲמִשִּׁ֨ים אֲנָשִׁ֜ים בְּנֵֽי־חַ֗יִל יֵ֣לְכוּ נָא֮ וִיבַקְשׁ֣וּ אֶת־אֲדֹנֶיךָ֒ פֶּן־נְשָׂאוֹ֙ ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה וַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙ בְּאַחַ֣ד הֶהָרִ֔ים א֖וֹ בְּאַחַ֣ת הַגֵּאָי֑וֹת וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לֹ֥א תִשְׁלָֽחוּ׃",
"text": "And *wayyō'mərû* to-him, *hinnēh*-*nā'* there-are-with-*'ăbādeykā* fifty *'ănāšîm* *bənê*-*ḥayil*; *yēlkû* *nā'* and-*wîbaqšû* *'et*-*'ădōneykā*, lest-*nəśā'ô* *rûaḥ* *YHWH* and-*wayyašlikēhû* on-one the-*hehārîm* or on-one the-*gē'āyôt*. And *wayyō'mer*, not *tišlāḥû*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyō'mərû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural of *'āmar* - and they said",
"*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look",
"*nā'*": "particle of entreaty - please/now",
"*'ăbādeykā*": "masculine plural noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servants",
"*'ănāšîm*": "masculine plural noun - men",
"*bənê*": "masculine plural construct of *bēn* - sons of",
"*ḥayil*": "masculine singular noun - strength/might/valor",
"*yēlkû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural of *hālak* - they will go",
"*wîbaqšû*": "piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural of *bāqaš* - and they will seek",
"*'ădōneykā*": "masculine plural noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your master/lord",
"*nəśā'ô*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix of *nāśā'* - lifted him up",
"*rûaḥ*": "feminine singular noun - spirit/wind",
"*wayyašlikēhû*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix of *šālak* - and cast him",
"*hehārîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the mountains",
"*gē'āyôt*": "feminine plural noun with definite article - the valleys",
"*tišlāḥû*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine plural of *šālaḥ* - you will send"
},
"variants": {
"*hinnēh*-*nā'*": "behold now/look please",
"*bənê*-*ḥayil*": "sons of strength/capable men/valiant men",
"*yēlkû* *nā'*": "let them go, please",
"*'ădōneykā*": "your master/lord (plural form with singular meaning)",
"*nəśā'ô*": "lifted him up/carried him away",
"*rûaḥ* *YHWH*": "spirit of YHWH/wind of YHWH",
"*wayyašlikēhû*": "cast him/threw him",
"*hehārîm*": "the mountains/hills",
"*gē'āyôt*": "the valleys/ravines",
"*lō' tišlāḥû*": "do not send/you shall not send"
}
}