2 Kings 2:4
Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data
"And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֵלִיָּה
ʼÊlîyâh
Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
פָּלַל
pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
שָׁלַח
shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
יְרִיחוֹ
Yᵉrîychôw
Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
עָזַב
ʻâzab
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
יְרִיחוֹ
Yᵉrîychôw
Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine
Key Terms in This Verse
יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Study H3427 →אֵלִיָּה ʼÊlîyâh
Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites
Study H452 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Study H2416 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Study H2416 →פָּלַל pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
Study H6419 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →Cross References
And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went dow...
And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his younges...
And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, whi...
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
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