2 Kings 6:2 Lexicon: "Please let us go to the Jordan and each of us take from there a beam, and let us make a place there for ourselves where we may live." So he said, "Go."

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NASB Lexicon

NASB ©	Hebrew	Strong's	Origin
"Please	נָּ֣א (na)	4994: I (we) pray, now	a prim. particle of entreaty or exhortation
let us go	נֵֽלְכָה־ (ne·le·chah-)	1980: to go, come, walk	a prim. root
to the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן (hai·yar·den)	3383: the principal river of Pal.	from yarad
and each	אִ֚ישׁ (ish)	376: man	from an unused word
of us take	וְנִקְחָ֤ה (ve·nik·chah)	3947: to take	a prim. root
from there	מִשָּׁם֙ (mi·sham)	8033: there, thither	a prim. adverb
a beam,	קֹורָ֣ה (ko·v·rah)	6982: a rafter, beam	from qarah
and let us make	וְנַעֲשֶׂה־ (ve·na·'a·seh-)	6213a: do, make	a prim. root
a place	מָקֹ֖ום (ma·ko·vm)	4725: a standing place, place	from qum
there	שָׁ֛ם (sham)	8033: there, thither	a prim. adverb
for ourselves where	שָׁ֑ם (sham;)	8033: there, thither	a prim. adverb
we may live."	לָשֶׁ֣בֶת (la·she·vet)	3427: to sit, remain, dwell	a prim. root
So he said,	וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (vai·yo·mer)	559: to utter, say	a prim. root
"Go."	לֵֽכוּ׃ (le·chu.)	1980: to go, come, walk	a prim. root

KJV Lexicon

Let us go
yalak (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)

we pray thee unto Jordan
Yarden (yar-dane')
a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine -- Jordan.

and take
laqach (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)

thence every man
'iysh (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

a
'echad (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

beam
qowrah (ko-raw')
a rafter (forming trenches as it were); by implication, a roof -- beam, roof.

and let us make
`asah (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

us a place
maqowm (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)

there where we may dwell
yashab (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

And he answered
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)

Go
yalak (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
"Please let us go to the Jordan and each of us take from there a beam, and let us make a place there for ourselves where we may live." So he said, "Go."

King James Bible
Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Please let us go to the Jordan where we can each get a log and can build ourselves a place to live there."" Go," he said.

International Standard Version
Let's go to the Jordan River, fashion some rafters, and build a place for us so we can live there." So he said, "Go!"

NET Bible
Let's go to the Jordan. Each of us will get a log from there and we will build a meeting place for ourselves there." He said, "Go."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Let's go to the Jordan River. Each of us can get some logs and make a place for us to live there." Elisha said, "Go ahead."

King James 2000 Bible
Let us go, we pray you, unto the Jordan, and take there every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go.

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