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2 Kings 2:8-10
New English Translation
2 Kings 2:8-10
New English Translation
8 Elijah took his cloak, folded it up, and hit the water with it. The water divided, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.
9 When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “What can I do for you,[a] before I am taken away from you?” Elisha answered, “May I receive a double portion of the prophetic spirit that energizes you?”[b] 10 Elijah[c] replied, “That’s a difficult request![d] If you see me taken from you, may it be so, but if you don’t, it will not happen.”
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- 2 Kings 2:9 tn Heb “Ask! What can I do for you….?”
- 2 Kings 2:9 tn Heb “May a double portion of your spirit come to me.”
- 2 Kings 2:10 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 2 Kings 2:10 tn Heb “You have made difficult [your] request.”
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