Study it in the app“They said to him, “Look, please, there are with your servants fifty men, valiant men. Please let them go and search for your master, in case the spirit of YHWH has lifted him up and thrown him on one of the mountains or in one of the valleys.” He said, “Do not send them.””
They saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto him,אֵלָיו“Look,הִנֵּהplease,נָאthere areיֵשׁwith your servantsאֶת עֲבָדֶיךָfiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםmen,אֲנָשִׁיםvaliant men.בְּנֵי חַיִלPlease let them goיֵלְכוּ נָאand search forוִיבַקְשׁוּyour master,אֶת אֲדֹנֶיךָin caseפֶּןthe spiritרוּחַof YHWHיְהוָהhas lifted him upנְשָׂאוֹand thrown himוַיַּשְׁלִכֵהוּon oneבְּאַחַדof the mountainsהֶהָרִיםorאוֹin oneבְּאַחַתof the valleys.”הַגֵּאָיוֹתHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Do notלֹאsend them.”תִשְׁלָחוּ
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearsyour servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avade” appearsfifty
Fifty.
Where else “chamishim” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appearsvalor
Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.
Where else “chayil” appearsgo
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelchu” appearsseek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “yvakshu” appearslord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adone” appearsSpirit of God
The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.
Where else “ruach” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearslift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “nesa” appearsthrow
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “yashliche” appearsone
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achad” appearsmountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “harim” appearsvalley
Narrow valley, a ravine between high slopes.
Where else “geayot” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “tishlachu” appears15The sons of the prophets who were in Jericho saw him from across and said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” They came to meet him and bowed down to him to the ground.
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17But they urged him until he was ashamed, and he said, “Send them.” So they sent fifty men, and they searched three days but did not find him.
