New American Standard Bible 1995

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1 Kings

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So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, while he was plowing with twelve pairs of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. And Elijah passed over to him and threw his mantle on him.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
So he departed to go, come, walk Verb H1980 וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ vai·ye·lech
Analysis:
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from there there, thither Adverb H8033 מִ֠שָּׁם mi·sham
and found to attain to, find Verb H4672 וַיִּמְצָ֞א vai·yim·tza
Elisha "God is salvation," a well-known Isr. prophet Noun H477 אֱלִישָׁ֤ע e·li·sha
Analysis:
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the son son Noun H1121 בֶּן־ ben-
of Shaphat, "he has judged," five Isr. Noun H8202 שָׁפָט֙ sha·fat
Analysis:
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while he was plowing to cut in, engrave, plow, devise Verb H2790 חֹרֵ֔שׁ cho·resh,
with twelve two (a card. number) Noun H8147 שְׁנֵים־ she·neim-
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Twelve: People, the people of God

Naturally, when the number twelve is mentioned, two thoughts enter into one's mind.  The first thought is the twelve tribes of Israel and the second is the twelve disciples. Both groups represent the people of God. Hence, when the number twelve appears in the Scriptures, the reader ought to think of the people of God in some unique or specific manner.  

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pairs a couple, pair Noun H6776 צְמָדִים֙ tze·ma·dim
[of oxen] before face, faces Noun H6440 לְפָנָ֔יו le·fa·nav,
him, and he with the twelfth. two (a card. number) Noun H8147 בִּשְׁנֵ֣ים bish·neim
And Elijah "Yah is God," a well-known prophet of Isr., also three other Isr. Noun H452 אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙ e·li·ya·hu
Analysis:
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passed over to pass over, through, or by, pass on Verb H5674 וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר vai·ya·'a·vor
to him and threw to throw, fling, cast Verb H7993 וַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְ vai·yash·lech
his mantle glory, a cloak Noun H155 אַדַּרְתֹּ֖ו ad·dar·tov
on him.      

People

Elisha

Elisha [N] [H] [S] God his salvation, the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah, who became the attendant and disciple of Elijah ( 1 Kings 19:16-19 ). His name first occurs in the command given to Elijah to anoint him as his successor ( 1 Kings 19:16 ). This was the only one of the three commands then given to Elijah which he accomplished. On his way from Sinai to Damascus he found Elisha at his native place engaged... View Details

Shaphat

|he has judged,| five Israelites

Elijah

Elijah [N] [B] [H]  [S] whose God is Jehovah.  "The Tishbite," the "Elias" of the New Testament, is suddenly introduced to our notice in 1 Kings 17:1 as delivering a message from the Lord to Ahab. There is mention made of a town called Thisbe, south of Kadesh, but it is impossible to say whether this was the place referred to in the name given to the prophet.  Having deliver... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, while he was plowing with twelve pairs of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. And Elijah passed over to him and threw his mantle on him.
King James Bible So he departed from there thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, while he who was plowing with twelve pairs yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. And twelfth: and Elijah passed over to him by him, and threw cast his mantle on upon him.
Hebrew Greek English So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, while he was plowing with twelve pairs of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. And Elijah passed over to him and threw his mantle on him.