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II Kings 2:Verse 8

KJV
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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.

Exodus 14:21Exodus 14:221 Kings 19:19Exodus 14:21Exodus 14:22
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What Does II Kings 2:8 Mean?

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"Elijah rolls up his mantle and strikes the Jordan, and the water parts to let two men walk through on dry ground. The act deliberately mirrors Moses a..."

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King James VersionPrimary
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.

American King James Version
AKJV

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

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

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.

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.

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

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.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

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.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

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.

Darby Translation
Darby

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 Bible
Webster

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.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

Then Eliiah tooke his cloke, and wrapt it together, and smote the waters, and they were deuided hither and thither, and they twaine went ouer on the dry lande.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And Elias took his mantle, and folded it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, and they both passed over on dry ground.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

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

Literal Translation
LITV

And Elijah took his mantle, and rolled it up, and struck the waters. And they were divided here and there, so that they both went over on dry ground.

Modern King James
MKJV

And Elijah took his mantle and rolled it up, and struck the waters. And they were divided here and there, so that both of them crossed over on dry ground.

Updated King James
UKJV

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

Lexham English Bible
LEB

Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the water. It divided ⌞in two⌟, and the two of them crossed over on dry land.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

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.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And Elijah took his cloak, and he rolled it up, and he struck the waters, which were divided into two parts. And they both went across on dry ground.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

Revised Webster
RWebster

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And Elie took his mentil, and wlappide it, and smoot the watris; whiche weren departid `into euer ethir part, and bothe yeden bi the drie.

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