2 Kings 13:21
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And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.
In other translations
And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.
Hebrew words
וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961הֵם׀hemtheyH1992קֹבְרִיםkoerim[were] buryingH6912אִישׁ'isha manH376וְהִנֵּהvehinehand there!H2009רָאוּra'uthey sawH7200אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַגְּדוּדhagedud<the> marauding bandH1416וַיַּשְׁלִיכוּvaiyashlikhuand they threwH7993אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָאִישׁha'ishthe manH376בְּקֶבֶרbekeverin [the] grave ofH6913אֱלִישָׁע'elisha'ElishaH477וַיֵּלֶךְvaiyelekhand he wentH1980וַיִּגַּעvaiyiga'and he touchedH5060הָאִישׁha'ishthe manH376בְּעַצְמוֹתbe'atzmot<in> [the] bones ofH6106אֱלִישָׁע'elisha'ElishaH477וַיְחִיvaychiand he livedH2421וַיָּקָםvaiyakomand he aroseH6965עַל־'al-onH5921רַגְלָיו׃ פraglavfeet hisH7272
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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