2:14a Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him

holding the cloak that had fallen from Elijah.

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Then he raised Elijah’s coat

2:14b and struck the waters.

He struck the water with the cloak,

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and hit the river with it.

2:14c “Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” he asked.

saying, “Is Yahweh, the God of Elijah, here ⌊with me⌋ now?”

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He said, “May Yahweh, the God of Elijah, be here with me now!”

2:14d And when he had struck the waters,

The Hebrew text includes a phrase meaning “he also.” This possibly refers to the fact that Elijah had earlier done the same thing.

When Elisha also struck the water,

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As he hit the water of the river,

2:14e they parted to the right and to the left,

it parted to his right and his left,

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the river was cut off ⌊and a path appeared⌋ across the middle!

2:14f and Elisha crossed over.

and he crossed back over the river.

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Elisha walked back across to the other side.

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