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And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on. (KJV)

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וַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.Merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

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

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:6 word 1

אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'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 2:6 word 2

שֵֽׁב\־shev-remain

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:6 word 3

נָ֣אna'please

Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: please

Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:6 word 4

פֹ֗הFohhere

Lemma: פֹּה (poh) · Strong's: H6311

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: here

Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 19:12, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 40:15, Numbers 22:8, Numbers 32:6, Numbers 32:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6311; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:6 word 5

כִּ֤יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:6 word 6

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 2:6 word 7

שְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.nihe has sent me

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to send: depart

Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:6 word 8

הַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָהhai.yar.De.nahthe Jordan towards

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 2:6 word 9

וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

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

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:6 word 10

חַי\־chai-[by] [the] life

Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: alive

Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:6 word 11

יְהוָ֥הYah.wehof Yahweh

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 2:6 word 12

וְחֵֽי\־ve.chei-and [by] [the] life of

Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A

Parsing: Aamsc (Aamsc)

Meaning: alive

Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:6 word 13

נַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.Khaself your

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul: myself

Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 27:31, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 7:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315I; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:6 word 14

אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518H

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if: surely no

Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 14:23, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 24:33, Genesis 42:15, Leviticus 27:26, Numbers 11:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518H; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:6 word 15

אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaI will leave you

Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to leave: forsake

Used 195 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5800A; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:6 word 16

וַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.Khuand they went

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

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 2:6 word 17

שְׁנֵיהֶֽם\׃she.nei.Hem[the] two of them

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT 2 Kings 2:6 word 18

How the BSB renders it

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

And Elijah	→	אֵלִיָּה H0452G Elijah
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to [Elisha]	→
Please	→	נָא H4994 please
stay	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
here	→	פֹּה H6311 here
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
has sent me	→	שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart
on to the Jordan	→	יַרְדֵּן H3383 Jordan
But Elisha replied	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
As surely as the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
lives	→	חַי H2416A alive
and as you	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315I soul: myself
yourself live	→	חַי H2416A alive
I will not	→	אִם H0518H if: surely no
leave you	→	עָזַב H5800A to leave: forsake
So the two of them	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
went on	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went

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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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