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2 Kings 2:14

Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the waters. “Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” he asked. And when he had struck the waters, they parted to the right and to the left, and Elisha crossed over.

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ASV

And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is Jehovah, the God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they were divided hither and thither; and Elisha went over.

KJV

And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אַדֶּ֨רֶת'a.De.ret[the] cloak ofH155 →
אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huElijahH452 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
נָפְלָ֤הna.fe.Lahit had fallenH5307 →
מֵֽעָלָיו֙me.'a.Lavfrom on <the> himH5921 →
וַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.Kehand he struckH5221 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimthe watersH4325 →
וַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.Marand he saidH559 →
אַיֵּ֕ה'ai.Yehwhere?H346 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.weh[is] YahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430 →
אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huElijahH452 →
אַף־'af-alsoH637 →
ה֣וּא׀hu'heH1931 →
וַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.Kehand he struckH5221 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimthe watersH4325 →
וַיֵּֽחָצוּ֙vai.ye.cha.Tzuand they were dividedH2673 →
הֵ֣נָּהHe.nahhitherH2008 →
וָהֵ֔נָּהva.He.nahand hitherH2008 →
וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.Vorand he passed overH5674 →
אֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'ElishaH477 →

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2 Kings 4:29So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment, take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him. Then lay my staff on the boy’s face.”John 14:12Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.Psalms 42:10Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”Psalms 115:2Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”Acts 3:12–13And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?Joshua 1:1–9Now after the death of His servant Moses, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying,2 Kings 2:8And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.Acts 2:33Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.Joel 2:17Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar, saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your heritage a reproach, an object of scorn among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”Judges 6:13“Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.”Psalms 42:2My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?Mark 16:20And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that accompanied it.2 Kings 2:8–10And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.Genesis 24:12“O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.1 Kings 18:36–39At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.2 Kings 8:4Now the king had been speaking to Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, “Please relate to me all the great things Elisha has done.”2 Kings 5:12Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage.Hosea 9:8The prophet is Ephraim’s watchman, along with my God, yet the snare of the fowler lies on all his paths. Hostility is in the house of his God!

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