2 Kings 2:9-10

2:9 When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “What can I do for you, ¹  before I am taken away from you?” Elisha answered, “May I receive a double portion of the prophetic spirit that energizes you.” ²  2:10 Elijah ³  replied, “That’s a difficult request! ⁴  If you see me taken from you, may it be so, but if you don’t, it will not happen.”

2 Kings 2:15

2:15 When the members of the prophetic guild in Jericho, ⁵  who were standing at a distance, ⁶  saw him do this, they said, “The spirit that energized Elijah ⁷  rests upon Elisha.” They went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.

[2:9]  ¹ tn Heb “Ask! What can I do for you….?”

[2:9]  ² tn Heb “May a double portion of your spirit come to me.”

[2:10]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “You have made difficult [your] request.”

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[2:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “and the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho, [who were standing] opposite, saw him and said.”

[2:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “the spirit of Elijah.”