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He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; (KJV)
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וַיָּ֙רֶם֙vai.Ya.remand he took up
Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7311A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to exalt
Used 185 times. Also: Genesis 7:17, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 31:45, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7311A; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:13 word 1
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 2:13 word 2
אַדֶּ֣רֶת'a.De.ret[the] cloak of
Lemma: אַדֶּ֫רֶת (ad.de.ret) · Strong's: H0155
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: clothing
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 25:25, Joshua 7:21, Joshua 7:24, 1 Kings 19:13, 1 Kings 19:19, 2 Kings 2:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0155; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:13 word 3
אֵלִיָּ֔הוּ'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 2:13 word 4
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:13 word 5
נָפְלָ֖הna.fe.Lahit had fallen
Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to fall: fall
Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:13 word 6
מֵעָלָ֑יוme.'a.Lavfrom on <the> him
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:13 word 7
וַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovand he went back
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:13 word 8
וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.Modand he stood
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:13 word 9
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:13 word 10
שְׂפַ֥תse.Fat[the] bank of
Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: lip: shore
Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 22:17, Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:17, Exodus 2:3, Exodus 7:15, Exodus 14:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8193J; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:13 word 11
הַיַּרְדֵּֽן\׃hai.yar.Denthe Jordan
Lemma: יַרְדֵּן (yar.den) · Strong's: H3383
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jordan
Used 181 times. Also: Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 50:10, Genesis 50:11, Numbers 13:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3383; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:13 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Elisha also picked up | → | רוּם H7311A to exalt |
| the cloak | → | אַדֶּ֫רֶת H0155 clothing |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| had fallen | → | נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall |
| from | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Elijah | → | אֵלִיָּה H0452G Elijah |
| and he went back | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| and stood | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the bank | → | שָׂפָה H8193J lip: shore |
| of the Jordan | → | יַרְדֵּן H3383 Jordan |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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