2 Kings 2:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then he wentוַיַּ֥עַל
(vai·ya·'al)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up from thereמִשָּׁ֖ם
(mi·sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
to Bethel;אֵ֑ל
(el;)
1008: "house of God," a city in Ephraim, also a place in S. Judahfrom bayith and el
and as he was goingעֹלֶ֣ה
(o·leh)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up by the way,בַדֶּ֗רֶךְ
(vad·de·rech)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
youngקְטַנִּים֙
(ke·tan·nim)
6996a: small, young, unimportantfrom qaton
ladsוּנְעָרִ֤ים
(u·ne·'a·rim)
5288: a boy, lad, youth, retainerof uncertain derivation
cameיָצְא֣וּ
(ya·tze·'u)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out from the cityהָעִ֔יר
(ha·'ir,)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
and mockedוַיִּתְקַלְּסוּ־
(vai·yit·kal·le·su-)
7046: to mock, scoffa prim. root
him and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ
(vai·yo·me·ru)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to him, "Goעֲלֵ֥ה
(a·leh)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up, you baldhead;קֵרֵ֖חַ
(ke·re·ach)
7142: baldfrom qarach
goעֲלֵ֥ה
(a·leh)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up, you baldhead!"קֵרֵֽחַ׃
(ke·re·ach.)
7142: baldfrom qarach


















KJV Lexicon
And he 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)
from thence unto Bethel
Beyth-'El  (bayth-ale')
house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine -- Beth-el.
and as he was going 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 the way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
there came forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
little
qatan  (kaw-tawn')
abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
children
na`ar  (nah'-ar)
babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
out of the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
and mocked
qalac  (kaw-las')
to disparage, i.e. ridicule -- mock, scoff, scorn.
him and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto him Go 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)
thou bald head
qereach  (kay-ray'-akh)
bald (on the back of the head) -- bald (head).
go 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)
thou bald head
qereach  (kay-ray'-akh)
bald (on the back of the head) -- bald (head).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, young lads came out from the city and mocked him and said to him, "Go up, you baldhead; go up, you baldhead!"

King James Bible
And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking up the path, some small boys came out of the city and harassed him, chanting, "Go up, baldy! Go up, baldy!"

International Standard Version
Later, Elisha left there to go up to Bethel, and as he was traveling along the road, some insignificant young men came from the city and started mocking him. They told him, "Get on up, baldy! Get on up, baldy!"

NET Bible
He went up from there to Bethel. As he was traveling up the road, some young boys came out of the city and made fun of him, saying, "Go on up, baldy! Go on up, baldy!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
From there he went to Bethel. As he walked along the road, some boys came out of the city and mocked him. They said, "Go away, baldy! Go away!"

King James 2000 Bible
And he went up from there unto Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth youths out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, you bald head; go up, you bald head.
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