2 Kings 2:7
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And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.Then a company of fifty of the sons of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing Elijah and Elisha as the two of them stood by the Jordan.
In other translations
And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.Then a company of fifty of the sons of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing Elijah and Elisha as the two of them stood by the Jordan.
Hebrew words
וַחֲמִשִּׁיםvachamishimand fiftyH2572אִישׁ'ishmanH376מִבְּנֵיmibeneifrom [the] sons ofH1121הַנְּבִיאִיםhanevi'imthe prophetsH5030הָלְכוּhalekhuthey wentH1980וַיַּעַמְדוּvaiya'amduand they stoodH5975מִנֶּגֶדminegedfrom beforeH5048מֵרָחוֹקmerachokfrom a distanceH7350וּשְׁנֵיהֶםusheneihemand [the] two of themH8147עָמְדוּ'ameduthey stoodH5975עַל־'al-atH5921הַיַּרְדֵּן׃haiyardenthe JordanH3383
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 1 Kings 18:13Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the Lord, how I hid an hundred men of the Lord’s prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred prophets of the LORD, fifty men per cave, and I provided them with food and water.
- 2 Kings 2:17And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.But when they pressed him to the point of embarrassment, he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find Elijah.
- 1 Kings 18:4For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)
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People and places
Places: Jordan