Biblical Hebrew Forum

["B. M. Rocine" <brocine AT twcny.rr.com>]

B-Haveray,

I see in this dramatic scene the writer's craft prefers many 
non-sequential verb forms such as infinitive, participle, and qatal.  I 
take this to be a good way of expressing in BH that a lot of things in 
the narrative happened at once.

So  I am not sure whether Elisha saw Elijah taken up or not.  Elisha's 
tearing of his clothes and his later "Where is YHWH, the God of Elijah?" 
suggest to me that Elisha may have thought he missed his chance to meet 
Elijah's condition for a double portion of his spirit.

What are your thoughts?  Does the language indicate Elisha saw Elijah 
taken from him or not?

Thank you.

Blessings,
Bryan


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