2 Kings 2:10
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And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.“You have requested a difficult thing,” said Elijah. “Nevertheless, if you see me as I am taken from you, it will be yours. But if not, then it will not be so.”
In other translations
And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.“You have requested a difficult thing,” said Elijah. “Nevertheless, if you see me as I am taken from you, it will be yours. But if not, then it will not be so.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הִקְשִׁיתָhikshitayou have made difficultH7185לִשְׁאוֹלlish'olto askH7592אִם־'im-ifH518תִּרְאֶהtir'ehyou will seeH7200אֹתִי'oti<obj.> meH853לֻקָּחlukachtakenH3947מֵאִתָּךְme'itokhfrom with <the> youH854יְהִי־yehi-may it beH1961לְךָlekhato youכֵןkhenthusH3651וְאִם־ve'im-and ifH518אַיִן'ayinnotH369לֹאlo'notH3808יִהְיֶה׃yihyehit will beH1961
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- John 16:24Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
- Mark 11:22-2422 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. 23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. 24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.22 “Have faith in God,” Jesus said to them. 23 “Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him. 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
- 2 Kings 2:12And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.
- Acts 1:9-109 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;9 After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight. 10 They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.
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