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2 Kings 2:11 — King James Version← Study notes

And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.


2 Kings 2:11Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 2 Kings 2:1117 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יְהִ֗יwayəhiy
and it wasconjH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
הֵ֣מָּהhēmāh
theyprepH1992
like · (how · so) many (soever · more as) they ···
הֹלְכִ֤יםhōləkiym
were walkingverbH1980
apace · behave · come · continually ···
הָלוֹךְ֙hālwōkə
continuouslyverbH1980
apace · behave · come · continually ···
וְ/דַבֵּ֔רwədabēr
and speakingconjH1696
appoint · bid · command · commune ···
וְ/הִנֵּ֤הwəhinēh
and there!conjH2009
lo · see
רֶֽכֶבrekeb
a chariot ofnounH7393
millstone · multitude · wagon
אֵשׁ֙ʾēš
firenounH784
fiery · fire · flaming · hot
וְ/ס֣וּסֵיwəswsēy
and horses ofconjH5483
horse (-back · -hoof). Compare
אֵ֔שׁʾēš
firenounH784
fiery · fire · flaming · hot
וַ/יַּפְרִ֖דוּwayapəridw
and they separatedconjH6504
divide · be out of joint · part · scatter ···
בֵּ֣יןbēyn
betweenpronH996
asunder · at · between · from ···
שְׁנֵי/הֶ֑םšənēyhem
the two of themadjH8147
couple · double · second · twain ···
וַ/יַּ֨עַל֙wayaʿal
and he went upconjH5927
ascend up · at once · break · bring ···
אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּʾēliyāhw
ElijahnounH452
Eliah
בַּֽ/סְעָרָ֖הbasəʿārāh
stormpronH5591
tempest · whirlwind
הַ/שָּׁמָֽיִםhašāmāyim
the heavensparticleH8064
astrologer · heaven
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Michael van BergNote1mo ago
Elijah Taken Up in a Whirlwind
As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. It's one of the most...
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wJLrXXCmgFEEhqAcuusYmLp fJOmHAIFbPYmnreheyANote1mo ago
Elijah Taken Up in a Whirlwind
Elijah doesn't die. He's taken up in a whirlwind, chariots of fire separating him and Elisha. It's the only time in Scripture that someone is taken directly to heaven without dying. Everyone else - En...
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