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2 Kings 2:3

Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”

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ASV

And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that Jehovah will take away thy master from thy head to-day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.

KJV

And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth–el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.

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24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֵּצְא֨וּvai.ye.tze.'Uand they came outH3318 →
בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-[the] sons ofH1121 →
הַנְּבִיאִ֥יםha.ne.vi.'Imthe prophetsH5030 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whoH834 →
בֵּֽית־beit-[were at] Beth-H1008 →
אֵל֮'el-elH1008 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
אֱלִישָׁע֒'e.li.Sha'ElishaH477 →
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lavto himH413 →
הֲיָדַ֕עְתָּha.ya.Da'.ta¿ do you knowH3045 →
כִּ֣יkithatH3588 →
הַיּ֗וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117 →
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לֹקֵ֥חַlo.Ke.ach[is] about to takeH3947 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khamaster<s> yourH113 →
מֵעַ֣לme.'Alfrom overH5921 →
רֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khahead yourH7218 →
וַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
גַּם־gam-alsoH1571 →
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589 →
יָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiI knowH3045 →
הֶחֱשֽׁוּ׃he.che.Shube silentH2814 →

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2 Kings 6:1Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please take note that the place where we meet with you is too small for us.2 Kings 4:38When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. As the sons of the prophets were sitting at his feet, he said to his attendant, “Put on the large pot and boil some stew for the sons of the prophets.”2 Kings 4:1Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”1 Kings 20:35Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him.2 Kings 9:1Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead.Amos 7:14“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.1 Samuel 10:5After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.1 Samuel 19:20he sent messengers to capture him. But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel leading them, the Spirit of God came upon them, and Saul’s messengers also began to prophesy.2 Kings 5:22“Everything is all right,” Gehazi replied. “My master has sent me to say, ‘I have just now discovered that two young men from the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothing.’”Isaiah 8:18Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.1 Kings 18:4for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)2 Kings 2:15When the sons of the prophets who were facing him from Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.Acts 22:3“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.2 Kings 2:7Then a company of fifty of the sons of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing Elijah and Elisha as the two of them stood by the Jordan.1 Samuel 10:10–12When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets met him. Then the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied along with them.2 Kings 2:5Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”Psalms 74:8They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.1 Kings 19:21So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. With the oxen’s equipment, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.

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