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It happened
, when Yahweh
would take up Elijah by a whirlwind into
heaven
, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
And
it came
to
pass
, when the
LORD
would take up Elijah into
heaven
by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
Elijah said to
Elisha, Please
wait
here, for Yahweh
has
sent me as
far
as
Bethel. Elisha said, As Yahweh
lives
, and as your
soul lives
, I will not leave you
. So they went down to Bethel.
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 down to Bethel.
The sons of the prophets who
were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said to
him, "Do
you
know
that Yahweh
will take away your
master from your
head today
? "
He said, "Yes
, I know it; hold your peace. "
And
the sons of the prophets that
were at Bethel 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.
Elijah said to
him, Elisha, please
wait
here, for Yahweh
has
sent me to Jericho. He said, As Yahweh
lives
, and as your
soul lives
, I will not leave you
. So they came to Jericho.
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.
The sons of the prophets who
were at Jericho came near
to Elisha, and said to
him, "Do
you
know
that Yahweh
will take away your
master from your
head today
? "
He answered, "Yes
, I know it .
Hold your peace. "
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.
Elijah said to
him, "Please
wait
here
, for Yahweh
has
sent me to the
Jordan. "
He said, "
As Yahweh
lives
, and as your
soul lives
, I will not leave you
. "
They two went on.
And
Elijah said unto
him, Tarry
, I
pray
thee,
here;
for the
LORD
hath
sent me to Jordan. And
he said, As the
LORD
liveth
, and as thy
soul liveth
, I will not leave thee
. And
they two went on.
Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over
against
them
afar off: and they two stood by the
Jordan.
And
fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to
view
afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.
Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and struck
the waters, and they were divided here
and there
, so that they two went over on dry ground.
And
Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote
the waters, and they were divided hither
and thither
, so that they two went over on dry ground.
It happened
, when they had
gone over, that Elijah said to
Elisha, Ask what I shall do for you
, before I am
taken from you
. Elisha said, please
let a double portion of your
spirit be on
me.
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.
He said, You
have
asked a hard thing: [
nevertheless ]
, if you
see me when I am taken from you
, it shall be so to
you
; but if not, it shall not be so.
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.
It happened
, as they still went on, and talked, that behold, [
there appeared ]
a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which
parted them both apart
; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
And
it came
to
pass
, as they still went on, and talked, that ,
behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and
parted them both asunder
; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariots
of Israel and the horsemen of
it!
He saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and tore
them in two pieces.
And
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.
He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of the
Jordan .
He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan ;
He took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and struck
the waters, and said, Where is Yahweh,
the God of Elijah? and when he also had struck
the waters, they were
divided
here
and there;
and Elisha went over.
And
he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote
the waters, and said, Where is the LORD
God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten
the waters, they parted
hither
and thither:
and Elisha went over.
When the sons of the prophets who
were at Jericho over
against
him
saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah does
rest on Elisha. They came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
And
when the sons of the prophets which
were to
view
at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth
rest on Elisha. And
they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
They said to
him, See
now, there are
with your
servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray you
, and seek your
master ,
lest the Spirit of Yahweh
has
taken him up, and cast him on
some mountain, or into some valley. He said, You
shall not send.
And
they said unto
him, Behold
now, there be
with thy
servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee
, and seek thy
master :
lest peradventure
the Spirit of the
LORD
hath
taken him up, and cast him upon
some mountain, or into some valley. And
he said, Ye
shall not send.
When they urged him until
he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but didn't
find
him.
And
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
.
They came back
to him, while
he stayed
at Jericho ;
and
he said to
them, "Didn't
I tell
you, 'Don't
go? '"
And
when
they came again
to him, (for
he tarried
at Jericho ,)
he said unto
them, Did
I not
say
unto
you, Go not
?
The men of the city said to
Elisha, Behold, we
pray you
, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees
: but the water is bad
, and the land
miscarries
.
And
the men of the city said unto
Elisha, Behold, I
pray thee
, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth
: but the water is naught
, and the ground
barren
.
He said, Bring me a new jar
, and put salt therein. They brought it to him.
And
he said, Bring me a new cruse
, and put salt therein. And
they brought it to him.
He went forth to
the spring of the waters, and cast salt therein
, and said, Thus says
Yahweh
, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from there
any more death or miscarrying
.
And
he went forth unto
the spring of the waters, and cast the
salt in
there
, and said, Thus saith
the
LORD
, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence
any more death or barren
land
.
So the waters were healed to
this day, according to the word
of Elisha which he spoke
.
So the waters were healed unto
this day, according to the saying
of Elisha which he spake
.
He went up from there
to
Bethel ;
and as he was going up by the way, there came forth young
lads
out of the city, and mocked him, and said to
him, Go up, you
baldy
; go up, you
baldhead
.
And
he went up from thence
unto
Bethel :
and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little
children
out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto
him, Go up, thou
bald
head
; go up, thou
bald
head
.
He looked
behind
him
and saw
them, and cursed them in the name of Yahweh
. There came forth two she -
bears out of the wood, and mauled
forty -
two lads
of them.
And
he turned
back,
and looked
on
them, and cursed them in the name of the
LORD
. And
there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare
forty and
two children
of them.
He went from there
to Mount Carmel, and from there
he returned to Samaria.
And
he went from thence
to mount Carmel, and from thence
he returned to Samaria.
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