2 Kings 2:8 Hebrew Word Analysis

0	took	וַיִּקַּח֩	h3947
1	And Elijah	אֵֽלִיָּ֨הוּ	h452
2		אֶת	h853
3	his mantle	אַדַּרְתּ֤וֹ	h155
4	and wrapped it together	וַיִּגְלֹם֙	h1563
5	and smote	וַיַּכֶּ֣ה	h5221
6		אֶת	h853
7	the waters	הַמַּ֔יִם	h4325
8	and they were divided	וַיֵּֽחָצ֖וּ	h2673
9		הֵ֣נָּה	h2008
10		וָהֵ֑נָּה	h2008
11	went over	וַיַּֽעַבְר֥וּ	h5674
12	hither and thither so that they two	שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם	h8147
13	on dry	בֶּחָֽרָבָֽה׃	h2724

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then Elijah took off his robe, and, rolling it up, gave the water a blow with it, and the waters were parted, flowing back this way and that, so that they went over on dry land.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither; and they two went over on dry ground.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.

World English Bible (WEB)

Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that they two went over on dry ground.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And Elijah taketh his robe, and wrappeth `it' together, and smiteth the waters, and they are halved, hither and thither, and they pass over both of them on dry land.