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2 Kings 8:10

And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the LORD hath shewed me that he shall surely die.

KJV

Dixitque ei Eliseus : Vade, dic ei : Sanaberis : porro ostendit mihi Dominus quia morte morietur.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν Ἐλεισαῖε Δεῦρο εἰπόν Ζωῇ ζήσῃ· καὶ ἔδειξέν μοι Κύριος ὅτι θανάτῳ ἀποθανῇ.

LXX

And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou shalt surely recover; howbeit Jehovah hath showed me that he shall surely die.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָי/ו֙ אֱלִישָׁ֔ע לֵ֥ךְ אֱמָר לא ל֖/וֹ חָיֹ֣ה תִחְיֶ֑ה וְ/הִרְאַ֥/נִי יְהוָ֖ה כִּֽי מ֥וֹת יָמֽוּת

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Elisha

In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֱלִישָׁ֔ע
'lysh'
proper_noun · 58×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
נִי
ny
verb · 264×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 8:13 — And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
  • 2Kgs 8:14 — So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surely recover.
  • Gen 3:4 — And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: