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OET (OET-RV) Then it had happened while they were walking and talking together. Wow, a chariot of fire and horses of fire drove between the two of them, separating them. Then Eliyyah went up to the heavens in the gale.
OET-LV And_he/it_was they were_walking walking and_talking and_see/lo/see a_chariot_of fire and_horses_of fire and_separated between both_of_them and_ ʼĒliyyāh _he/it_ascended in/on/at/with_whirlwind the_heavens.
UHB וַיְהִ֗י הֵ֣מָּה הֹלְכִ֤ים הָלוֹךְ֙ וְדַבֵּ֔ר וְהִנֵּ֤ה רֶֽכֶב־אֵשׁ֙ וְס֣וּסֵי אֵ֔שׁ וַיַּפְרִ֖דוּ בֵּ֣ין שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם וַיַּ֨עַל֙ אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ בַּֽסְעָרָ֖ה הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ ‡
(vayəhiy hēmmāh holkim hālōk vədabēr vəhinnēh rekeⱱ-ʼēsh vəşūşēy ʼēsh vayyafridū bēyn shənēyhem vayyaˊal ʼēliyyāhū başəˊārāh hashshāmāyim.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτῶν πορευομένων, ἐπορεύοντο καὶ ἐλάλουν· καὶ ἰδοὺ ἅρμα πυρὸς καὶ ἵπποι πυρὸς, καὶ διέστειλεν ἀναμέσον ἀμφοτέρων· καὶ ἀνελήμφθη Ἠλιοὺ ἐν συσσεισμῷ ὡς εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν.
(Kai egeneto autōn poreuomenōn, eporeuonto kai elaloun; kai idou harma puros kai hippoi puros, kai diesteilen anameson amfoterōn; kai anelaʸmfthaʸ Aʸliou en susseismōi hōs eis ton ouranon. )
BrTr And it came to pass as they were going, they [fn]went on talking; and, behold, a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and it separated between them both; and Eliu was taken up in a whirlwind as it were into heaven.
2:11 Gr. went and talked.
ULT And it happened, they were walking, walking and speaking, and look—a chariot of fire and horses of fire, and they separated between the two of them. And Elijah went up in the windstorm to the heavens.
UST As they were walking and talking, suddenly a chariot surrounded by fire pulled by horses surrounded by fire, appeared. The chariot driver drove the chariot between Elijah and Elisha and separated them. Then Elijah was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind.
BSB As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.
MSB (Same as above)
OEB No OEB 2 KI book available
WEBBE As they continued on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a fiery chariot pulled by fiery horses appeared. They went between Elijah and Elisha, and Elijah went up to heaven in a windstorm.
LSV And it comes to pass, they are going, going on and speaking, and behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire [appear], and they separate between them both, and Elijah goes up to the heavens in a whirlwind.
FBV As they were walking along, talking, a chariot of fire and horses of fire came between them, and Elijah was taken up in the whirlwind to heaven.
T4T As they were walking and talking, suddenly a chariot that had fire surrounding it, pulled by horses which also had fire surrounding them, appeared. The chariot driver drove the chariot between Elijah and Elisha and separated them. Then Elijah was taken up to heaven in a ◄whirlwind/twisting wind►.
LEB No LEB 2 KI book available
BBE And while they went on their way, going on talking together, suddenly there were carriages and horses of fire separating them from one another and Elijah went up to heaven in a great wind.
Moff No Moff 2 KI book available
JPS And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which parted them both assunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
ASV And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
DRA And as they went on, walking and talking together, behold a fiery chariot, and fiery horses parted them both asunder: and Elias went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
YLT And it cometh to pass, they are going, going on and speaking, and lo, a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and they separate between them both, and Elijah goeth up in a whirlwind, to the heavens.
Drby And it came to pass as they went on, and talked, that behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire; and they parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into the heavens.
RV And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
(And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which parted them both asunder/apart; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. )
SLT And it will be they went, going speaking, and behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire, and they will separate between them two; and Elijah will up in a tempest to the heavens.
Wbstr And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
KJB-1769 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
(And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder/apart; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. )
KJB-1611 And it came to passe as they still went on and talked, that beholde, there appeared a charet of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder, and Elijah went vp by a whirlewind into heauen.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps No Bshps 2 KI book available
Gnva And as they went walking and talking, beholde, there appeared a charet of fire, and horses of fire, and did separate them twaine. So Eliiah went vp by a whirle winde into heauen.
(And as they went walking and talking, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and did separate them twaine. So Eliyah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. )
Cvdl No Cvdl 2 KI book available
Wycl No Wycl 2 KI book available
Luth No Luth 2 KI book available
ClVg Cumque pergerent, et incedentes sermocinarentur, ecce currus igneus, et equi ignei diviserunt utrumque: et ascendit Elias per turbinem in cælum.
(And_when pergerent, and incedentes speechcinarentur, behold currus with_fireus, and equi with_firei diviserunt whetherque: and went_up Elias through turbinem in/into/on the_sky. )
RP-GNT No RP-GNT 2 KI book available
2:11 Chariot of fire . . . horses of fire . . . whirlwind: These things represent God’s appearance in mighty power (cp. Isa 66:15).
• Elijah was carried . . . into heaven, like Enoch (Gen 5:24), without dying. Some believe that Enoch and Elijah will reappear at the time of the end (see study note on Rev 11:1-13).
(Occurrence 0) behold
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was they(emph) walking went and,talking and=see/lo/see! chariot_of fire and,horses_of fire and,separated between both_of=them and=he/it_ascended ʼĒliyyāh in/on/at/with,whirlwind the=heavens )
The word “behold” here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession
(Occurrence 0) a chariot of fire and horses of fire
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was they(emph) walking went and,talking and=see/lo/see! chariot_of fire and,horses_of fire and,separated between both_of=them and=he/it_ascended ʼĒliyyāh in/on/at/with,whirlwind the=heavens )
Here the phrase “of fire” means that these were surround by fire. Alternate translation: “a chariot surrounded by fire pulled by horses surrounded by fire”
(Occurrence 0) went up by a whirlwind into heaven
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was they(emph) walking went and,talking and=see/lo/see! chariot_of fire and,horses_of fire and,separated between both_of=them and=he/it_ascended ʼĒliyyāh in/on/at/with,whirlwind the=heavens )
“was carried into the sky by a whirlwind.” Translate the word “whirlwind” the same as you did in [2 Kings 2:1](../02/01.md).