KJV King James Version
And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know [it]; hold ye your peace.
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2 Kings 2:5
And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know [it]; hold ye your peace.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
WEB World English Bible
The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from your head today?” He answered, “Yes, I know it. Hold your peace.”
ASV American Standard Version
And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that Jehovah will take away thy master from thy head to-day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And sons of the prophets who are in Jericho come nigh unto Elisha, and say unto him, ‘Hast thou known that to-day Jehovah is taking thy lord from thy head?’ and he saith, ‘I also have known—keep silent.’
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 2
2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said [unto him, As] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.
3 And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know [it]; hold ye your peace.
4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, [As] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
5 And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know [it]; hold ye your peace.
6 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, [As] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.
7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.
8 And 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.
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וַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּH5066 · na.gashto approach: approachבְנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: childהַנְּבִיאִ֥יםH5030 · na.viprophetאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichבִּֽירִיחוֹ֮H3405 · ye.ri.choJerichoאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אֱלִישָׁע֒H477 · e.li.sahElishaוַיֹּאמְר֣וּH559 · a.marto sayאֵלָ֔יוH413 · elto(wards)הֲיָדַ֕עְתָּH3045 · ya.dato knowכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforהַיּ֗וֹםH3117 · yomdayיְהוָ֛הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDלֹקֵ֥חַH3947 · la.qachto take: takeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲדֹנֶ֖יךָH113 · a.donlordמֵעַ֣לH5921 · aluponרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָH7218 · roshheadוַיֹּ֛אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayגַּם־H1571 · gamalsoאֲנִ֥יH589 · a.niIיָדַ֖עְתִּיH3045 · ya.dato knowהֶחֱשֽׁוּ׃H2814 · cha.shahbe silent
Cross-references
2 Kings 2:3And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know [it]; hold ye your peace.Luke 24:51And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.Habakkuk 2:20But the LORD [is] in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.Ecclesiastes 3:7A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;Acts 1:11Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.Acts 1:2Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:Joshua 1:1-2Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying,Isaiah 41:1Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew [their] strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.John 17:5-7And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.Genesis 48:19And his father refused, and said, I know [it], my son, I know [it]: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.Acts 26:25But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
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