Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1961 [e] וַיְהִ֣י way-hî And so it was Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 5674 [e] כְעָבְרָ֗ם ḵə-‘ā-ḇə-rām, when they had crossed over Prep-k | V-Qal-Inf | 3mp 452 [e] וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּ wə-’ê-lî-yā-hū that Elijah Conj-w | N-proper-ms 559 [e] אָמַ֤ר ’ā-mar said V-Qal-Perf-3ms 413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- to Prep 477 [e] אֱלִישָׁע֙ ’ĕ-lî-šā‘ Elisha N-proper-ms 7592 [e] שְׁאַל֙ šə-’al Ask V-Qal-Imp-ms 4100 [e] מָ֣ה māh what Interrog 6213 [e] אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ ’e-‘ĕ-śeh- may I do V-Qal-Imperf-1cs   לָּ֔ךְ lāḵ, for you Prep | 2fs 2962 [e] בְּטֶ֖רֶם bə-ṭe-rem before Prep-b | Adv 3947 [e] אֶלָּקַ֣ח ’el-lā-qaḥ I am taken away V-Nifal-Imperf-1cs 5973 [e] מֵעִמָּ֑ךְ mê-‘im-māḵ; from you Prep-m | 2fs 559 [e] וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way-yō-mer and said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 477 [e] אֱלִישָׁ֔ע ’ĕ-lî-šā‘, Elisha N-proper-ms 1961 [e] וִֽיהִי־ wî-hî- let be Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms 4994 [e] נָ֛א nā please Interjection 6310 [e] פִּֽי־ pî- a portion N-msc 8147 [e] שְׁנַ֥יִם šə-na-yim double Number-md 7307 [e] בְּרוּחֲךָ֖ bə-rū-ḥă-ḵā of your spirit Prep-b | N-csc | 2ms 413 [e] אֵלָֽי׃ ’ê-lāy. upon me Prep | 1cs

New American Standard Bible
When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, "Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you." And Elisha said, "Please, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me."

King James Bible
And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, "Tell me what I can do for you before I am taken from you." So Elisha answered, "Please, let me inherit two shares of your spirit."

Ask what

2 Kings 13:14-19 Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash …

Numbers 27:16-23 Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over …

Deuteronomy 34:9 And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses …

1 Chronicles 29:18,19 O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers…

Psalm 72:1,20 Give the king your judgments, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son…

Luke 24:45-51 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures…

John 17:9-13 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which you …

Acts 1:8 But you shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come on …

Acts 8:17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

Acts 20:25-36 And now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I have gone preaching …

Elisha said

Numbers 11:17,25 And I will come down and talk with you there: and I will take of …

1 Kings 3:9 Give therefore your servant an understanding heart to judge your …

2 Chronicles 1:9,10 Now, O LORD God, let your promise to David my father be established…

John 14:12-14 Truly, truly, I say to you, He that believes on me, the works that …

John 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I …

1 Corinthians 12:31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet show I to you a more excellent way.

a double portion This probably refers to the law respecting the first-born, who had a double portion of the property of his father. As Elisha may have considered himself as the first-born of Elijah, so he requested a double portion of his spiritual influence.

Numbers 27:20 And you shall put some of your honor on him, that all the congregation …

Deuteronomy 21:17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, …

Zechariah 9:12 Turn you to the strong hold, you prisoners of hope: even to day do …

Zechariah 12:8 In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and …

1 Timothy 5:17 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, …

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