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2 Kings 2:11

As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.

BSB

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ASV

And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

KJV

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 them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
הֵ֣מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992
הֹלְכִ֤יםho.le.Khim[were] walkingH1980
הָלוֹךְ֙ha.loKhcontinuously <to walk>H1980
וְדַבֵּ֔רve.da.Berand speakingH1696
וְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009
רֶֽכֶב־re.khev-a chariot ofH7393
אֵשׁ֙'eshfireH784
וְס֣וּסֵיve.Su.seiand horses ofH5483
אֵ֔שׁ'EshfireH784
וַיַּפְרִ֖דוּvai.yaf.Ri.duand they separatedH6504
בֵּ֣יןbeinbetweenH996
שְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.Hem[the] two of themH8147
וַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'aland he went upH5927
אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huElijahH452
בַּֽסְעָרָ֖הba.se.'a.Rahin the whirlwindH5591
הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064

The walk

About 2 Kings

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