2 Kings 2:12
As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.
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ASV
And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen thereof! And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
KJV
And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וֶאֱלִישָׁ֣ע | ve.'e.li.Sha' | and Elisha | H477 → |
| רֹאֶ֗ה | ro.'Eh | [was] seeing | H7200 → |
| וְה֤וּא | ve.Hu' | and he | H1931 → |
| מְצַעֵק֙ | me.tza.'Ek | [was] crying out | H6817 → |
| אָבִ֣י׀ | 'a.Vi | O father my | H1 → |
| אָבִ֗י | 'a.Vi | father my | H1 → |
| רֶ֤כֶב | Re.khev | [the] chariotry of | H7393 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| וּפָ֣רָשָׁ֔יו | u.Fa.ra.Shav | and horsemen its | H6571 → |
| וְלֹ֥א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| רָאָ֖הוּ | ra.'A.hu | he saw him | H7200 → |
| ע֑וֹד | od | again | H5750 → |
| וַֽיַּחֲזֵק֙ | vai.ya.cha.Zek | and he took hold | H2388 → |
| בִּבְגָדָ֔יו | biv.ga.Dav | on clothes his | H899 → |
| וַיִּקְרָעֵ֖ם | vai.yik.ra.'Em | and he tore them | H7167 → |
| לִשְׁנַ֥יִם | lish.Na.yim | into two | H8147 → |
| קְרָעִֽים׃ | ke.ra.'Im | pieces | H7168 → |
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