New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Kings

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Now when the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho opposite him saw him, they said, "The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha." And they came to meet him and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Now when the sons son Noun H1121 בְנֵֽי־ ve·nei-
of the prophets a spokesman, speaker, prophet Noun H5030 הַנְּבִיאִ֤ים han·ne·vi·'im
who who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
[were] at Jericho a city in the Jordan Valley captured by Joshua Noun H3405 בִּֽירִיחֹו֙ bi·ri·chov
Analysis:
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opposite from H4480    
[him] saw to see Verb H7200 וַיִּרְאֻ֨הוּ vai·yir·'u·hu
him, they said, to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ vai·yo·me·ru,
"The spirit breath, wind, spirit Noun H7307 ר֥וּחַ ru·ach
of Elijah "Yah is God," a well-known prophet of Isr., also three other Isr. Noun H452 אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ e·li·ya·hu
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rests to rest Verb H5117 נָ֛חָה na·chah
on Elisha." "God is salvation," a well-known Isr. prophet Noun H477 אֱלִישָׁ֑ע e·li·sha;
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And they came to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ vai·ya·vo·'u
to meet to encounter, befall H7122    
him and bowed to bow down Verb H7812 וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ vai·yish·ta·cha·vu-
themselves to the ground earth, land Noun H776 אָֽרְצָה׃ a·re·tzah.
before him.      

Locations

Jericho

JERICHOjer'-i-ko (the word occurs in two forms. In the Pentateuch, in 2 Kings 25:5 and in Ezra, Nehemiah, Chronicles it is written yerecho; yericho, elsewhere): In 1 Kings 16:34 the final Hebrew letter is he (h), instead of waw (w). The termination waw (w) thought to preserve the peculiarities of the old Canaanite. dialect. In the Septuagint we have the inde... View Details

People

Elisha

Elisha [N] [H] [S] God his salvation, the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah, who became the attendant and disciple of Elijah ( 1 Kings 19:16-19 ). His name first occurs in the command given to Elijah to anoint him as his successor ( 1 Kings 19:16 ). This was the only one of the three commands then given to Elijah which he accomplished. On his way from Sinai to Damascus he found Elisha at his native place engaged... View Details

Elijah

Elijah [N] [B] [H]  [S] whose God is Jehovah.  "The Tishbite," the "Elias" of the New Testament, is suddenly introduced to our notice in 1 Kings 17:1 as delivering a message from the Lord to Ahab. There is mention made of a town called Thisbe, south of Kadesh, but it is impossible to say whether this was the place referred to in the name given to the prophet.  Having deliver... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Now when the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho opposite him saw him, they said, "The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha." And they came to meet him and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
King James Bible Now And when the sons of the prophets who which were to view at Jericho opposite him saw him, they said, "The The spirit of Elijah rests doth rest on Elisha." Elisha. And they came to meet him him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
Hebrew Greek English Now when the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho opposite him saw him, they said, "The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha." And they came to meet him and bowed themselves to the ground before him.