and — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)בְּהַעֲל֤וֹת
ʻâlâh
in/with/by — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativeיְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of Godאֶת
ʼêth
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ
ʼÊlîyâh
Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelitesבַּֽסְעָרָ֖ה
çaʻar
in/with/by — a hurricaneהַשָּׁמָ֑יִם
shâmayim
the — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ
yâlak
and — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)אֵלִיָּ֛הוּ
ʼÊlîyâh
Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelitesוֶאֱלִישָׁ֖ע
ʼĔlîyshâʻ
and — Elisha, the famous prophetמִן
min
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesהַגִּלְגָּֽל
Gilgâl
the — Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine
2 Kings 2:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3
When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal.
Three separate stops - Gilgal, Bethel, Jericho - each end with Elisha refusing to leave, a triple test of loyalty before the final crossing at the Jordan.
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Today's memory verse · from this session
“When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal.”
Three separate stops - Gilgal, Bethel, Jericho - each end with Elisha refusing to leave, a triple test of loyalty before the final crossing at the Jordan.