2 Kings 2:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
As they were goingהֹלְכִ֤ים
(ho·le·chim)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
along and talking,וְדַבֵּ֔ר
(ve·dab·ber,)
1696: to speaka prim. root
behold,וְהִנֵּ֤ה
(ve·hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
[there appeared] a chariotרֶֽכֶב־
(re·chev-)
7393: chariotry, chariot, millstonefrom rakab
of fireאֵשׁ֙
(esh)
784: a firea prim. root
and horsesוְס֣וּסֵי
(ve·su·sei)
5483b: a horseprobably of foreign origin
of fireאֵ֔שׁ
(esh,)
784: a firea prim. root
which separatedוַיַּפְרִ֖דוּ
(vai·yaf·ri·du)
6504: to dividea prim. root
the twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם
(she·nei·hem;)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
of them. And Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ
(e·li·ya·hu,)
452: "Yah is God," a well-known prophet of Isr., also three other Isr.from el and Yah
wentוַיַּ֙עַל֙
(vai·ya·'al)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up by a whirlwindבַּֽסְּעָרָ֖ה
(bas·se·'a·rah)
5591b: a tempest, storm windfrom saar
to heaven.הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
(ha·sha·ma·yim.)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And it came to pass as they still
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
went on
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
and talked
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
that behold there appeared a chariot
rekeb  (reh'-keb)
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone -- chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.
of fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
and horses
cuwc  (soos)
from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight) -- crane, horse(-back, -hoof).
of fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
and parted
parad  (paw-rad')
to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself) -- disperse, divide, be out of joint, part, scatter (abroad), separate (self), sever self, stretch, sunder.
them both
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
asunder
beyn  (bane)
a distinction; but used only as a prep, between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or -- among, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), + from (the widest), in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.
and Elijah
'Eliyah  (ay-lee-yaw')
God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites -- Elijah, Eliah.
went up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
by a whirlwind
ca`ar  (sah'-ar)
a hurricane -- storm(-y), tempest, whirlwind.
into heaven
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
As they were going along and talking, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire and horses of fire which separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind to heaven.

King James Bible
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire with horses of fire suddenly appeared and separated the two of them. Then Elijah went up into heaven in the whirlwind.

International Standard Version
As they continued on, talking as they went, suddenly chariots blazing with fire and pulled by fiery horses appeared, separated the two of them, and Elijah ascended in a wind storm to heaven!

NET Bible
As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a fiery chariot pulled by fiery horses appeared. They went between Elijah and Elisha, and Elijah went up to heaven in a windstorm.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
As they continued walking and talking, a fiery chariot with fiery horses separated the two of them, and Elijah went to heaven in a windstorm.

King James 2000 Bible
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and separated them both; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
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