2 Kings 2:14

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

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׃

Transliteration

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 Details

• *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

Word Meanings

• *'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

Referenced Verses

• Ps 42:10 : 10 As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies{H8802)} reproach{H8765)} me; while they say{H8800)} daily unto me, Where is thy God?
• Ps 115:2 : 2 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
• John 14:12 : 12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
• Acts 2:33 : 33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
• Acts 3:12-13 : 12 And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? 13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
• Joel 2:17 : 17 Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
• Mark 16:20 : 20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
• Josh 1:1-9 : 1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying, 2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel. 3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses. 4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. 5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. 7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. 8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. 9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
• Judg 6:13 : 13 And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.
• 1 Kgs 18:36-39 : 36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. 37 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. 38 Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.
• 2 Kgs 2:8-9 : 8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground. 9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. 10 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.
• Ps 42:2 : 2 My soul thirsteth{H8804)} for God, for the living God: when shall I come{H8799)} and appear{H8735)} before God?