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2 Kings

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Elijah took his mantle and folded it together and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Elijah "Yah is God," a well-known prophet of Isr., also three other Isr. Noun H452 אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ e·li·ya·hu
Analysis:
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took to take Verb H3947 וַיִּקַּח֩ vai·yik·kach
his mantle glory, a cloak Noun H155 אַדַּרְתֹּ֤ו ad·dar·tov
and folded it together to wrap up, fold, fold together Verb H1563 וַיִּגְלֹם֙ vai·yig·lom
and struck to smite Verb H5221 וַיַּכֶּ֣ה vai·yak·keh
the waters, waters, water Noun H4325 הַמַּ֔יִם ham·ma·yim,
and they were divided to divide Verb H2673 וַיֵּחָצ֖וּ vai·ye·cha·tzu
here hither Adverb H2008 הֵ֣נָּה hen·nah
and there, hither Adverb H2008 וָהֵ֑נָּה va·hen·nah;
so that the two two (a card. number) Noun H8147 שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם she·nei·hem
Analysis:

Two: Two divergent opinions

The classic example for the number "two" is found in Matthew chapter 26. There, Yeshua says to His disciples,

"You know that after two days comes the Passover, and the Son of Man will be given over for crucifixion."  Matthew 26:2

The phrase "after two days" is somewhat meaningless because after two days can mean three or more days. The period is unspecified. The reason for such ambiguous language is because the purpose of the number two in this passage is not solely numerical. This means that the text is not intending to provide the reader with some definite information concerning a time period. Rather, the purpose of the number two in this context is one of the numerological meanings of the number two.  Often the number two relates to two divergent opinions. In the aforementioned verse, the author wants to inform the reader that there are two very different understandings for this coming Passover. Yeshua wants to emphasize that He is going up to Jerusalem in order to die as the true Passover sacrifice. Even though Yeshua states this emphatically, the disciples did not receive this. In fact, the disciples did not perceive at all what was going to take place during Passover in regard to Yeshua. In other words, Yeshua and the disciples have two divergent opinions concerning the Passover.

This same principle is also found in the Hebrew Bible (Old Covenant). In the book of Amos one reads,

"Can two walk together without them having agreed" Amos 3:3

The word which was translated into English with the phrase "them having agreed" is נועדו. The root of this word is יעד, which relates to a specific destination. The word which precedes this word is בלתי and in this context the word implies a change to the condition. In other words, had there not been a change in the condition, then the two could not walk together, i.e. they could not have arrived at the common destination.

The concept of divergent or different is also seen in the book of Genesis. In speaking about the sun and moon one reads, "And God made two great lights…" (Genesis 1:16). Obviously the sun and moon are very different, as one is a source of light, while the latter just reflects light. Also in the book of Genesis, one encounters the account of the flood. Here Noah is commanded to bring onto the ark two sorts of each type of animal. In this passage, the two relates to two different (or divergent) kinds of the same sort, i.e. male and female. 

Likewise, two angels came to Sodom, demonstrating that the people of Sodom had a very different way of living from that of the Law of God. Once again, the reader should not assume that every occurrence of the number two in the Bible demands this interpretation. However, one will find in a great majority of Biblical passages, the reader will be assisted in arriving at the proper interpretation, when he considers this divergent quality for the number two. 

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of them crossed over to pass over, through, or by, pass on Verb H5674 וַיַּעַבְר֥וּ vai·ya·'av·ru
on dry ground. dry ground Noun H2724 בֶּחָרָבָֽה׃ be·cha·ra·vah.

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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 Elijah took his mantle and folded it together and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.
King James Bible And Elijah took his mantle mantle, and folded wrapped it together together, and struck smote the waters, and they were divided here hither and there, thither, so that the they two of them crossed went over on dry ground.
Hebrew Greek English Elijah took his mantle and folded it together and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.