2 Kings 2:5
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And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
In other translations
And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
Hebrew words
וַיִּגְּשׁוּvaiyigeshuand they drew nearH5066בְנֵי־venei-[the] sons ofH1121הַנְּבִיאִיםhanevi'imthe prophetsH5030אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whoH834בִּירִיחוֹbiricho[were] at JerichoH3405אֶל־'el-toH413אֱלִישָׁע'elisha'ElishaH477וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559אֵלָיו'elavto himH413הֲיָדַעְתָּhayada'ta¿ do you knowH3045כִּיkithatH3588הַיּוֹםhaiyomthis dayH3117יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068לֹקֵחַlokeach[is] about to takeH3947אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֲדֹנֶיךָ'adoneikhamaster<s> yourH113מֵעַלme'alfrom overH5921רֹאשֶׁךָroshekhahead yourH7218וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559גַּם־gam-alsoH1571אֲנִי'aniIH589יָדַעְתִּיyada'tiI knowH3045הֶחֱשׁוּ׃hecheshube silentH2814
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 2 Kings 2:3And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth–el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
- Luke 24:51And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.
- Habakkuk 2:20But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
- Acts 1:2Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.
- John 17:5-75 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. 6 I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word. 7 Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.5 And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed. 6 I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. 7 Now they know that everything You have given Me comes from You.
- Acts 1:11Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
- Ecclesiastes 3:7A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
- Isaiah 41:1Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.“Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.
- Joshua 1:1-21 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying, 2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.1 Now after the death of His servant Moses, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying, 2 “Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore arise, you and all these people, and cross over the Jordan into the land that I am giving to the children of Israel.
- Genesis 48:19And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”
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People and places
People: Elisha
Places: Jericho