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2 Kings 5:19

And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…ל֖וֹlvotoל֖וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toלֵ֣ךְlekhecarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “carry”, a commandH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…לְשָׁל֑וֹםleshalomto healthשָׁלוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to health”, the ordinary formH7965safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace[idiom] do, familiar, [idiom] fare, favour, [phrase] friend, [idiom] great, (good) health, ([idiom] perfect, such as be at) peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty), salute, welfare, ([idiom] all is, be) well, [idiom] whol…וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvayelekhand carryיָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and carry”, the next action in the storyH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…מֵאִתּ֖וֹmeitvofrom amongאֵתpreposition, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.כִּבְרַתkivratproperly, length, iכִּבְרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “properly, length, i”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3530properly, length, i.e. a measure (of uncertain dimension)[idiom] little.אָֽרֶץaretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he said unto him: 'Go in peace.' So he departed from him some way.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he saith to him, 'Go in peace.' And he goeth from him a kibrath of land,

World English Bible

He said to him, “Go in peace.” So he departed from him a little way.

Darby Translation

And he said to him, Go in peace. And he departed from him a little way.

Douay-Rheims

And he said to him: Go in peace. So he departed from him in the springtime of the earth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he said unto him: 'Go in peace.' So he departed from him some way.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Elisaie said to Naiman, Go in peace. And he departed from him a little way.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν Ἐλισαιὲ πρὸς Ναιμὰν, δεῦρο εἰς εἰρήνην· καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ εἰς δεβραθὰ τῆς γῆς.