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He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“You have asked a hard thing.הִקְשִׁיתָ לִשְׁאוֹלIfאִםyou seeתִּרְאֶהmeאֹתִיtakenלֻקָּחfromמֵyou,אִתָּךְit will beיְהִיsoכֵןfor you;לְךָbut ifוְאִםnot,אַיִןit will notלֹאbe.”יִהְיֶה
2 Kings 2:10
Study it in the app“He said, “You have asked a hard thing. If you see me taken from you, it will be so for you; but if not, it will not be.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 2:10, word by word
- He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “You have asked a hard thingהִקְשִׁיתָhikshita
be hard
To be heavy to bear, or severe.
Where else “hikshita” appears- “You have asked a hard thingשְׁאוֹלsheol
ask for
To ask for something, or borrow.
Where else “sheol” appears- you seeתִּרְאֶהtire
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “tire” appears- takenלֻקָּחlukach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lukach” appears- it will beיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears
The context
9And it happened, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I should do for you before I am taken from you.” Elisha said, “Please, let there be a double portion of your spirit on me.”
10 · This verse (above)
11And it happened, as they were walking along and talking, that, look, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them, and Elijah went up in the whirlwind to the heavens.