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2 Kings 13:17

“Open the east window,” said Elisha. So he opened it and Elisha said, “Shoot!” So he shot. And Elisha declared: “This is the LORD’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram, for you shall strike the Arameans in Aphek until you have put an end to them.”

BSB

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ASV

And he said, Open the window eastward; and he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot; and he shot. And he said, Jehovah’s arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.

KJV

And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the Lord’s deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
פְּתַ֧חpe.TachopenH6605
הַחַלּ֛וֹןha.cha.Lonthe windowH2474
קֵ֖דְמָהKe.de.maheast -wardH6924
וַיִּפְתָּ֑חvai.yif.Tachand he opened [it]H6605
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'ElishaH477
יְרֵה֙ye.RehshootH3384
וַיּ֔וֹרvai.Yorand he shotH3384
וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
חֵץ־chetz-an arrow ofH2671
תְּשׁוּעָ֤הte.shu.'AhvictoryH8668
לַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehof YahwehH3068
וְחֵ֣ץve.Chetzand an arrow ofH2671
תְּשׁוּעָ֣הte.shu.'AhvictoryH8668
בַֽאֲרָ֔םva.'a.Ramon AramH758
וְהִכִּיתָ֧ve.hi.ki.Taand you will strike downH5221
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853
אֲרָ֛ם'a.RamAramH758
בַּאֲפֵ֖קba.'a.Fekin AphekH663
עַד־'ad-untilH5704
כַּלֵּֽה׃ka.Lehmake an endH3615

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Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain