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And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. (KJV)

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וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:1 word 1

בְּהַעֲל֤וֹתbe.ha.'a.Lotwhen took up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to ascend: establish

Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 37:28, Genesis 46:4, Genesis 50:24, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927H; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:1 word 2

יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:1 word 3

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:1 word 4

אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huElijah

Lemma: אֵלִיָּה (e.liy.yah) · Strong's: H0452G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Elijah

Used 68 times. Also: 1 Kings 17:1, 1 Kings 17:13, 1 Kings 17:15, 1 Kings 17:16, 1 Kings 17:18, 1 Kings 17:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0452G; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:1 word 5

בַּֽסְעָרָ֖הbas.'a.Rahby the whirlwind

Lemma: סְעָרָה (se.a.rah) · Strong's: H5591B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: tempest

Used 14 times. Also: 2 Kings 2:11, Psalms 107:25, Psalms 107:29, Psalms 148:8, Isaiah 29:6, Isaiah 40:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5591B; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:1 word 6

הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavens

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:1 word 7

וַיֵּ֧לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he went

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:1 word 8

אֵלִיָּ֛הוּ'e.li.Ya.huElijah

Lemma: אֵלִיָּה (e.liy.yah) · Strong's: H0452G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Elijah

Used 68 times. Also: 1 Kings 17:1, 1 Kings 17:13, 1 Kings 17:15, 1 Kings 17:16, 1 Kings 17:18, 1 Kings 17:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0452G; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:1 word 9

וֶאֱלִישָׁ֖עve.'e.li.Sha'and Elisha

Lemma: אֱלִישָׁע (e.li.sah) · Strong's: H0477

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Elisha

Used 58 times. Also: 1 Kings 19:16, 1 Kings 19:17, 1 Kings 19:19, 2 Kings 2:2, 2 Kings 2:3, 2 Kings 2:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0477; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:1 word 10

מִן\־min-from

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:1 word 11

הַגִּלְגָּֽל\׃ha.gil.Gal<the> Gilgal

Lemma: גִּלְגָּל (gil.gal) · Strong's: H1537H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Gilgal

Used 2 times. Also: 2 Kings 4:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1537H; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:1 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Shortly before	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
took	→	עָלָה H5927H to ascend: establish
Elijah	→	אֵלִיָּה H0452G Elijah
up to heaven	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
in a whirlwind	→	סְעָרָה H5591B tempest
Elijah	→	אֵלִיָּה H0452G Elijah
and Elisha	→	אֱלִישָׁע H0477 Elisha
were on their way	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
from	→	מִן־ H4480A from
Gilgal	→	גִּלְגָּל H1537H Gilgal

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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