2 Kings 2:9
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And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.
In other translations
And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.
Hebrew words
וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961כְעָבְרָםkhe'averamwhen had passed over theyH5674וְאֵלִיָּהוּve'eliyahuand ElijahH452אָמַר'amarhe saidH559אֶל־'el-toH413אֱלִישָׁע'elisha'ElishaH477שְׁאַלshe'alaskH7592מָהmahwhat?H4100אֶעֱשֶׂה־'e'eseh-will I doH6213לָּךְlakhfor youבְּטֶרֶםbeterem<in> beforeH2962אֶלָּקַח'elakachI will be takenH3947מֵעִמָּךְme'imakhfrom with <the> youH5973וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֱלִישָׁע'elisha'ElishaH477וִיהִי־vihi-and may it beH1961נָאna'pleaseH4994פִּי־pi-a mouth ofH6310שְׁנַיִםshenayimtwoH8147בְּרוּחֲךָberuchakhain spirit yourH7307אֵלָי׃'elaito meH413
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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