2 Kings 2:8
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
And Elijah
אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ (’ê·lî·yā·hū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 452: Elijah -- 'Yah is God', a well-known prophet of Israel, also three other Israelites

took
וַיִּקַּח֩ (way·yiq·qaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

his cloak,
אַדַּרְתּ֤וֹ (’ad·dar·tōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 155: Something ample

rolled it up,
וַיִּגְלֹם֙ (way·yiḡ·lōm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1563: To wrap up, fold, fold together

and struck
וַיַּכֶּ֣ה (way·yak·keh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5221: To strike

the waters,
הַמַּ֔יִם (ham·ma·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

which parted
וַיֵּחָצ֖וּ (way·yê·ḥā·ṣū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 2673: To cut, split in two, to halve

to the right
הֵ֣נָּה (hên·nāh)
Adverb
Strong's 2008: Hither, thither

and to the left,
וָהֵ֑נָּה (wā·hên·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 2008: Hither, thither

so that the two
שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם (šə·nê·hem)
Number - mdc | third person masculine plural
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

of them crossed over
וַיַּעַבְר֥וּ (way·ya·‘aḇ·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

on dry ground.
בֶּחָרָבָֽה׃ (be·ḥā·rā·ḇāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2724: Dry ground

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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