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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.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And it came to pass when they were gone over alienate Verb H5674 כְעָבְרָ֗ם che·'a·ve·ram
that Elijah Elijah Noun H452 וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּ ve·'e·li·ya·hu
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said answer Verb H559 אָמַ֤ר a·mar
unto Elisha Elisha Noun H477 אֱלִישָׁע֙ e·li·sha
Analysis:
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Ask ask counsel Verb H7592 שְׁאַל֙ she·'al
what how long Pronoun H4100 מָ֣ה mah
what I shall do accomplish Verb H6213 אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ e·'e·seh-
before before Prepostion H2962 בְּטֶ֖רֶם be·te·rem
for thee before I be taken away accept Verb H3947 אֶלָּקַ֣ח el·la·kach
from thee And Elisha Elisha Noun H477 אֱלִישָׁ֔ע e·li·sha,
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said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai·yo·mer
Please I beseech thee Interjection H4994 נָ֛א na
I pray thee let a double both Noun H8147 שְׁנַ֥יִם she·na·yim
portion according Noun H6310 פִּֽי־ pi-
of thy spirit air Noun H7307 בְּרוּחֲךָ֖ be·ru·cha·cha

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

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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King James Bible 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.
Hebrew Greek English And it came to pass, when When they were gone had crossed over, that Elijah said unto to Elisha, Ask "Ask what I shall do for thee, you before I be am taken away from thee. you." And Elisha said, I pray thee, "Please, let a double portion of thy your spirit be upon me."
New American Standard Bible 1995 And it came to pass, when When they were gone had crossed over, that Elijah said unto to Elisha, Ask "Ask what I shall do for thee, you before I be am taken away from thee. you." And Elisha said, I pray thee, "Please, let a double portion of thy your spirit be upon me."