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Let us go,נֵלְכָהplease,נָּאtoעַדthe Jordan,הַיַּרְדֵּןand let us takeוְנִקְחָהfrom thereמִשָּׁםeachאִישׁoneאֶחָתbeam,קוֹרָהand let us makeוְנַעֲשֶׂהfor ourselvesלָּנוּthereשָׁםa placeמָקוֹםto liveלָשֶׁבֶתthere.”שָׁםHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Go.”לֵכוּ
2 Kings 6:2
Study it in the app“Let us go, please, to the Jordan, and let us take from there each one beam, and let us make for ourselves there a place to live there.” He said, “Go.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 6:2, word by word
- Let us goנֵלְכָהnelcha
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “nelcha” appears- the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden
Jordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears- and let us takeנִקְחָהnikcha
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “nikcha” appears- eachאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- oneאֶחָתechat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echat” appears- beamקוֹרָהkora
beam, roof
Beam; hence, roof. "The shadow of my roof" is the protection owed to a guest.
Where else “kora” appears- and let us makeנַעֲשֶׂהnaase
make
To build or create something.
Where else “naase” appears- a placeמָקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- to liveשֶׁבֶתshevet
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “shevet” appears- He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears
Places in this verse
Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
The context
1The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Look, please, the place where we live before you is too small for us.
2 · This verse (above)
3One said, “Be pleased, please, to go with your servants.” He said, “I will go.”