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2 Kings 2:6

And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to the Jordan.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on.

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ASV

And Elijah said unto him, Tarry here, I pray thee; for Jehovah hath sent me to the Jordan. And he said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.

KJV

And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the Lord hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.Merand he saidH559 →
ל֨וֹloto him
אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huElijahH452 →
שֵֽׁב־shev-remainH3427 →
נָ֣אna'pleaseH4994 →
פֹ֗הFohhereH6311 →
כִּ֤יkiforH3588 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
שְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.nihe has sent meH7971 →
הַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָהhai.yar.De.nahthe Jordan towardsH3383 →
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
חַי־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416 →
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehof YahwehH3068 →
וְחֵֽי־ve.chei-and [by] [the] life ofH2416 →
נַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.Khaself yourH5315 →
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaI will leave youH5800 →
וַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.Khuand they wentH1980 →
שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.Hem[the] two of themH8147 →

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1 Samuel 1:26“Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.1 Samuel 20:3But David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be grieved.’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”Zechariah 8:23This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”2 Kings 2:2and Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.2 Samuel 15:21But Ittai answered the king, “As surely as the LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be, whether it means life or death, there will your servant be!”Joshua 3:15Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge,2 Chronicles 7:12the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.

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Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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