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2 Kings 2:5

Then 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.”

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּvai.yi.ge.Shuand they drew nearH5066 →
בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-[the] sons ofH1121 →
הַנְּבִיאִ֥יםha.ne.vi.'Imthe prophetsH5030 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whoH834 →
בִּֽירִיחוֹ֮bi.ri.Cho[were] at JerichoH3405 →
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 2:3Then 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.”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.Acts 1:2until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.Habakkuk 2:20But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.Genesis 48:19But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”Ecclesiastes 3:7a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,Joshua 1:1–2Now after the death of His servant Moses, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying,Luke 24:51While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.Acts 1:11“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”Isaiah 41:1“Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.John 17:5–7And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.1 Corinthians 14:32The spirits of prophets are subject to prophets.Psalms 74:8They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.Revelation 11:12And the witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them.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!”Acts 26:25But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.

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