11. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 2:11:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֗יvayehiand it happened 2 Kings 2:11:2 ⧉הֵ֣מָּהhemathey 2 Kings 2:11:3 ⧉הֹלְכִ֤יםholkhimgoing 2 Kings 2:11:4 ⧉הָלוֹךְ֙halokhon, continually 2 Kings 2:11:5 ⧉וְדַבֵּ֔רvedabberand speaking 2 Kings 2:11:6 ⧉וְהִנֵּ֤הvehinneand behold 2 Kings 2:11:7 ⧉רֶֽכֶב־אֵשׁ֙rekhevesha chariot of fire 2 Kings 2:11:8 ⧉וְס֣וּסֵיvesuseand horses of 2 Kings 2:11:9 ⧉אֵ֔שׁeshfire 2 Kings 2:11:10 ⧉וַיַּפְרִ֖דוּvayafriduand they separated 2 Kings 2:11:11 ⧉בֵּ֣יןbenbetween 2 Kings 2:11:12 ⧉שְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshenehemthe two of them 2 Kings 2:11:13 ⧉וַיַּ֙עַל֙vayaaland he went up 2 Kings 2:11:14 ⧉אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּeliyahuElijah 2 Kings 2:11:15 ⧉בַּֽסְעָרָ֖הbasearain the storm-wind or whirlwind 2 Kings 2:11:16 ⧉הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃hashamayimthe heavens |
11. Formal Translation And it happened, as they were going and speaking, that suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them. And Elijah went up into the heavens in the whirlwind. |
11. Dynamic Translation While they were walking and talking, a fiery chariot accompanied by fiery horses suddenly appeared and separated them, and Elijah was carried up to the skies in a massive whirlwind. |