2 Kings 2:10

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he said, You have asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so unto you; but if not, it shall not be so.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִקְשִׁ֣יתָ לִשְׁא֑וֹל אִם־תִּרְאֶ֨ה אֹתִ֜י לֻקָּ֤ח מֵֽאִתָּךְ֙ יְהִֽי־לְךָ֣ כֵ֔ן וְאִם־אַ֖יִן לֹ֥א יִהְיֶֽה׃

Transliteration

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 Details

• *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

Word Meanings

• *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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Elijah said, "You have asked for a difficult thing. If you see me when I am taken from you, it will be yours—otherwise, it will not."

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said,{H559} Thou hast asked{H7592} a hard thing:{H7185} [nevertheless], if thou see{H7200} me when I am taken{H3947} from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Thou hast asked{H7592}{(H8800)} a hard thing{H7185}{(H8689)}: nevertheless, if thou see{H7200}{(H8799)} me when I am taken{H3947}{(H8795)} from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He sayde: Thou hast desyred an harde thinge: neuertheles yf thou shalt se me wha I am taken awaye from the, it shal be so: Yf no, the shal it not be.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he saide, Thou hast asked an hard thing: yet if thou see me when I am taken from thee, thou shalt haue it so: & if not, it shal not be.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he said, Thou hast asked an hard thing: Neuerthelesse, if thou see me whe I am taken away from thee, thou shalt haue it so: yf thou do not, it shall not be.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said, You have asked a hard thing: [nevertheless], if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so to you; but if not, it shall not be so.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he saith, `Thou hast asked a hard thing; if thou dost see me taken from thee, it is to thee so; and if not, it is not.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said, You have made a hard request: still, if you see me when I am taken from you, you will get your desire; but if not, it will not be so.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said, "You have asked a hard thing. If you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Elijah replied,“That’s a difficult request! If you see me taken from you, may it be so, but if you don’t, it will not happen.”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 2:12 : 12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and tore them in two pieces.
• Mark 11:22-24 : 22 And Jesus answering said to them, Have faith in God. 23 For truly I say to you, That whoever shall say to this mountain, Be removed, and be cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things he says will come to pass; he shall have whatever he says. 24 Therefore I say to you, Whatever things you desire, when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you shall have them.
• John 16:24 : 24 Until now you have asked nothing in my name: ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be complete.
• Acts 1:9-9 : 9 And when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;