2 Kings 2:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But when they urgedוַיִּפְצְרוּ־
(vai·yif·tze·ru-)
6484: to push, pressa prim. root
him untilעַד־
(ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
he was ashamed,בֹּ֖שׁ
(bosh)
954: to be ashameda prim. root
he said,וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Send."שְׁלָ֑חוּ
(she·la·chu;)
7971: to senda prim. root
They sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙
(vai·yish·le·chu)
7971: to senda prim. root
therefore fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣ים
(cha·mi·shim)
2572: fiftymultiple of chamesh
men;אִ֔ישׁ
(ish,)
376: manfrom an unused word
and they searchedוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ
(vay·vak·shu)
1245: to seeka prim. root
threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־
(she·lo·shah-)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
daysיָמִ֖ים
(ya·mim)
3117: daya prim. root
but did not findמְצָאֻֽהוּ׃
(me·tza·'u·hu.)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
him. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And when they urged
patsar  (paw-tsar')
to peck at, i.e. (figuratively) stun or dull -- press, urge, stubbornness.
him till he was ashamed
buwsh  (boosh)
to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Send
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
They sent
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
therefore fifty
chamishshiym  (kham-ish-sheem')
fifty -- fifty.
men
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
and they sought
baqash  (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
but found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
him not
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, "Send." They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched three days but did not find him.

King James Bible
And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
However, they urged him to the point of embarrassment, so he said, "Send them." They sent 50 men, who looked for three days but did not find him.

International Standard Version
But they persisted until he was frustrated, so he said, "Send them out!" So they sent out the 50 men, and they looked around for three days but did not find Elijah.

NET Bible
But they were so insistent, he became embarrassed. So he said, "Send them out." They sent the fifty men out and they looked for three days, but could not find Elijah.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But the disciples kept urging him [to send the men] until he was embarrassed. So he said, "Send them." They sent 50 men who searched for three days without finding him.

King James 2000 Bible
And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send them. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
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