Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. With the oxen’s equipment, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah. Young's Literal Translation And he turneth back from after him, and taketh the yoke of oxen, and sacrificeth it, and with instruments of the oxen he hath boiled their flesh, and giveth to the people, and they eat, and he riseth, and goeth after Elijah, and serveth him. King James Bible And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him. Hebrew So [Elisha] turned backוַיָּ֨שָׁב (way·yā·šāḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again from him, מֵאַחֲרָ֜יו (mê·’a·ḥă·rāw) Preposition-m | third person masculine singular Strong's 310: The hind or following part took וַיִּקַּ֣ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take his pair צֶ֧מֶד (ṣe·meḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6776: A couple, pair of oxen, הַבָּקָ֣ר (hab·bā·qār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1241: Beef cattle, ox, a herd and slaughtered them. וַיִּזְבָּחֵ֗הוּ (way·yiz·bā·ḥê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 2076: To slaughter for sacrifice With the oxen’s הַבָּקָר֙ (hab·bā·qār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1241: Beef cattle, ox, a herd equipment, וּבִכְלִ֤י (ū·ḇiḵ·lî) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus he cooked בִּשְּׁלָ֣ם (biš·šə·lām) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 1310: To boil up, cooking, to ripen the meat הַבָּשָׂ֔ר (hab·bā·śār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man and gave וַיִּתֵּ֥ן (way·yit·tên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set it to the people, לָעָ֖ם (lā·‘ām) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and they ate. וַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּ (way·yō·ḵê·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat Then he set out וַיָּ֗קָם (way·yā·qām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand to follow וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and serve וַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃ (way·šā·rə·ṯê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to Elijah. אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ (’ê·lî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 452: Elijah -- 'Yah is God', a well-known prophet of Israel, also three other Israelites |
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