2 Kings 2:10

וַיֹּאמֶר הִקְשִׁיתָ לִשְׁאוֹל אִם ־ תִּרְאֶה אֹתִי לֻקָּח מֵֽאִתָּךְ יְהִֽי ־ לְךָ כֵן וְאִם ־ אַיִן לֹא יִהְיֶֽה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

9וַיְהִי כְעָבְרָם וְאֵלִיָּהוּ אָמַר אֶל ־ אֱלִישָׁע שְׁאַל מָה אֶֽעֱשֶׂה ־ לָּךְ בְּטֶרֶם אֶלָּקַח מֵעִמָּךְ וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלִישָׁע וִֽיהִי ־ נָא פִּֽי ־ שְׁנַיִם בְּרוּחֲךָ אֵלָֽי ׃

11וַיְהִי הֵמָּה הֹלְכִים הָלוֹךְ וְדַבֵּר וְהִנֵּה רֶֽכֶב ־ אֵשׁ וְסוּסֵי אֵשׁ וַיַּפְרִדוּ בֵּין שְׁנֵיהֶם וַיַּעַל אֵלִיָּהוּ בַּֽסְּעָרָה הַשָּׁמָֽיִם ׃

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Cross References

2 Kings 2:12וֶאֱלִישָׁע רֹאֶה וְהוּא מְצַעֵק אָבִי ׀ אָבִי רֶכֶב יִשְׂרָאֵל וּפָרָשָׁיו וְלֹא רָאָהוּ עוֹד וַֽיַּחֲזֵק בִּבְגָדָיו וַיִּקְרָעֵם לִשְׁנַיִם קְרָעִֽים ׃

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 2:10-13

9 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. 10 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. 11 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… Read the whole commentary →

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