2 Kings 2:4
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.
KJV
Dixit autem Elias ad Eliseum : Sede hic, quia Dominus misit me in Jericho. Et ille ait : Vivit Dominus, et vivit anima tua, quia non derelinquam te. Cumque venissent Jericho,
Vulgate
καὶ εἶπεν Ἠλειοὺ πρὸς Ἐλεισαῖε Κάθου δὴ ἐνταῦθα, ὅτι Κύριος ἀπέσταλκέν με εἰς Ἰερειχώ· καὶ εἶπεν Ζῇ Κύριος καὶ ζῇ ἡ ψυχή σου, εἰ ἐνκαταλείψω σε· καὶ ἦλθον εἰς Ἰερειχώ.
LXX
And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for Jehovah hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
ASV
וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ ל֨/וֹ אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ אֱלִישָׁ֣ע שֵֽׁב נָ֣א פֹ֗ה כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ שְׁלָחַ֣/נִי יְרִיח֔וֹ וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר חַי יְהוָ֥ה וְ/חֵֽי נַפְשְׁ/ךָ֖ אִם אֶעֶזְבֶ֑/ךָּ וַ/יָּבֹ֖אוּ יְרִיחֽוֹ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 1:26 — And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.
- 1Sam 20:3 — And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and
- 2Kgs 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 dow
- 2Kgs 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 dow
- 2Sam 15:21 — And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be
- Josh 6:26 — And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his younges