2 Kings 6:2
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Let us go as far as the Jordan, and take out of the wood every man a piece of timber, that we may build us there a place to dwell in. And he said: Go.

2 Kings 6:1
And the sons of the prophets said to Eliseus: Behold, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.

2 Kings 6:3
And one of them said: But come thou also with thy servants. He answered: I will come.

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Let us go as far as the Jordan, and take out of the wood every man a piece of timber, that we may build us there a place to dwell in. And he said: Go.

and take thence

John 21:3 Simon Peter saith to them: I go a fishing. They say to him: We also come with thee. And they went forth and entered into the ship: and that night they caught nothing.

Acts 18:3 And because he was of the same trade, he remained with them and wrought. (Now they were tentmakers by trade.)

Acts 20:34,35 You yourselves know. For such things as were needful for me and them that are with me, these hands have furnished. . . .

1 Corinthians 9:6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to do this?

1 Thessalonians 2:9 For you remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you, we preached among you the gospel of God.

2 Thessalonians 3:8 Neither did we eat any man's bread for nothing: but in labour and in toil we worked night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you.

1 Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Context
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1And the sons of the prophets said to Eliseus: Behold, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. 2Let us go as far as the Jordan, and take out of the wood every man a piece of timber, that we may build us there a place to dwell in. And he said: Go.3And one of them said: But come thou also with thy servants. He answered: I will come.…
Lexicon
Please
נָּ֣א (nā)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then'

let us go
נֵֽלְכָה־ (nê·lə·ḵāh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

to
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

the Jordan,
הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן (hay·yar·dên)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3383: Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine

where
מִשָּׁם֙ (miš·šām)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither

each of us
אִ֚ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

can get
וְנִקְחָ֤ה (wə·niq·ḥāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take

a
אֶחָ֔ת (’e·ḥāṯ)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first

log
קוֹרָ֣ה (qō·w·rāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6982: A rafter, a roof

so we can build
וְנַעֲשֶׂה־ (wə·na·‘ă·śeh-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

ourselves a place
מָק֖וֹם (mā·qō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition

to live
לָשֶׁ֣בֶת (lā·še·ḇeṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

there.”
שָׁ֛ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither

“Go,”
לֵֽכוּ׃ (lê·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

said [Elisha].
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say


Additional Translations
Please let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a log so we can build ourselves a place to live there.” “Go,” said Elisha.Let us go, we pray you, to Jordan, and take there every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go you.

Let us go, we pray thee, unto the Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.

Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and make for ourselves a habitation there.

Let us go, we pray thee, to the Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he said, Go.

Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.

Let us go, we pray thee, to Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.

Please let us go to the Jordan, and every man take a beam from there, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell." He answered, "Go!"

let us go, we pray thee, unto the Jordan, and we take thence each one beam, and we make for ourselves there a place to dwell there;' and he saith, 'Go.'
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