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2 Kings 6:13

So the king said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send men to capture him.” On receiving the report, “Elisha is in Dothan,”

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ASV

And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

KJV

And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

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Original language & word study

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
לְכ֤וּle.KhugoH1980 →
וּרְאוּ֙u.re.'Uand seeH7200 →
אֵיכֹ֣ה'ei.Khohwhere?H351 →
ה֔וּאHu'[is] heH1931 →
וְאֶשְׁלַ֖חve.'esh.Lachso I may sendH7971 →
וְאֶקָּחֵ֑הוּve.'e.ka.Che.huso I may capture himH3947 →
וַיֻּגַּד־vai.yu.gad-and it was toldH5046 →
ל֥וֹloto him
לֵאמֹ֖רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehthere!H2009 →
בְדֹתָֽן׃ve.do.Tanin DothanH1886 →

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Genesis 37:17“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.John 11:47–53Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.Jeremiah 36:26Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.Psalms 37:32–33Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,Psalms 37:12–14The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,Acts 23:12–27When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.Psalms 10:8–10He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.1 Samuel 23:22–23Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.Matthew 2:4–8And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.

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