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2 Kings 2:6

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.

KJV

Dixit autem ei Elias : Sede hic, quia Dominus misit me usque ad Jordanem. Qui ait : Vivit Dominus, et vivit anima tua, quia non derelinquam te. Ierunt igitur ambo pariter,

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἠλειού Κάθου δὴ ὧδε, ὅτι Κύριος ἀπέσταλκέν με ἕως εἰς τὸν Ἰορδάνην· καὶ εἶπεν Ἐλεισαῖε Ζῇ Κύριος καὶ ζῇ ἡ ψυχή σου, εἰ ἐνκαταλείψω σε· καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ἀμφότεροι.

LXX

And Elijah said unto him, Tarry here, I pray thee; for Jehovah hath sent me to the Jordan. And he said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.

ASV

וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ ל֨/וֹ אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ שֵֽׁב נָ֣א פֹ֗ה כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ שְׁלָחַ֣/נִי הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֔נָ/ה וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר חַי יְהוָ֥ה וְ/חֵֽי נַפְשְׁ/ךָ֖ אִם אֶעֶזְבֶ֑/ךָּ וַ/יֵּלְכ֖וּ שְׁנֵי/הֶֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֵלִיָּֽהוּ
'lyhv
proper_noun · 70×
חַי
chy
verb · 502×
י
y
noun · 752×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
יַּרְדֵּ֔ן
yrdn
proper_noun · 182×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
נִי
ny
verb · 212×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×
נָ֣א
n'
particle · 403×
פֹּ֖ה
ph
adverb · 82×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage 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
  • Zech 8:23 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We