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2 Kings 2:7

Then 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.

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ASV

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over against them afar off: and they two stood by the Jordan.

KJV

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםva.cha.mi.Shimand fiftyH2572 →
אִ֜ישׁ'ishmanH376 →
מִבְּנֵ֤יmi.be.Neifrom [the] sons ofH1121 →
הַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'Imthe prophetsH5030 →
הָֽלְכ֔וּha.le.Khuthey wentH1980 →
וַיַּעַמְד֥וּvai.ya.'am.Duand they stoodH5975 →
מִנֶּ֖גֶדmi.Ne.gedfrom beforeH5048 →
מֵרָח֑וֹקme.ra.Chokfrom a distanceH7350 →
וּשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םu.she.nei.Hemand [the] two of themH8147 →
עָמְד֥וּ'a.me.Duthey stoodH5975 →
עַל־'al-atH5921 →
הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.Denthe JordanH3383 →

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1 Kings 18:13Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred prophets of the LORD, fifty men per cave, and I provided them with food and water.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 2:17But when they pressed him to the point of embarrassment, he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find Elijah.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.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.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.

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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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