KJV King James Version
So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who [was] plowing [with] twelve yoke [of oxen] before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
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1 Kings 19:19
So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who [was] plowing [with] twelve yoke [of oxen] before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.
WEB World English Bible
So he departed there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing, with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed over to him, and cast his mantle on him.
ASV American Standard Version
So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing, with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed over unto him, and cast his mantle upon him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he goeth thence, and findeth Elisha son of Shaphat, and he is plowing; twelve yoke are before him, and he is with the twelfth; and Elijah passeth over unto him, and casteth his robe upon him,
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 19
16 And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint [to be] king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint [to be] prophet in thy room.
17 And it shall come to pass, [that] him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.
18 Yet I have left [me] seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
19 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who [was] plowing [with] twelve yoke [of oxen] before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and [then] I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?
21 And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.
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וַיֵּ֣לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentמִ֠שָּׁםH8033 · shamthereוַיִּמְצָ֞אH4672 · ma.tsato findאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֱלִישָׁ֤עH477 · e.li.sahElishaבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childשָׁפָט֙H8202 · sha.phatShaphatוְה֣וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itחֹרֵ֔שׁH2790 · cha.rashto plow/plotשְׁנֵים־H8147 · she.na.yimtwoעָשָׂ֤רH6240 · a.sartenצְמָדִים֙H6776 · tse.medpairלְפָנָ֔יוH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeוְה֖וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itבִּשְׁנֵ֣יםH8147 · she.na.yimtwoהֶעָשָׂ֑רH6240 · a.sartenוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רH5674 · a.varto passאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙H452 · e.liy.yahElijahאֵלָ֔יוH413 · elto(wards)וַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְH7993 · sha.lakhto throwאַדַּרְתּ֖וֹH155 · ad.de.retclothingאֵלָֽיו׃H413 · elto(wards)
Cross-references
2 Kings 2:8And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped [it] together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.2 Kings 2:13-14He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;Psalm 78:70-72He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:1 Samuel 28:14And he said unto her, What form [is] he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he [is] covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it [was] Samuel, and he stooped with [his] face to the ground, and bowed himself.Exodus 3:1Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, [even] to Horeb.Judges 6:11And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which [was] in Ophrah, that [pertained] unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide [it] from the Midianites.1 Kings 19:13And it was [so], when Elijah heard [it], that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, [there came] a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?Matthew 4:18-19And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.Zechariah 13:5But he shall say, I [am] no prophet, I [am] an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.Amos 7:14Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I [was] no prophet, neither [was] I a prophet’s son; but I [was] an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
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