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NASB | 1 Kings 19:19 ¶ So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, while he was plowing with twelve pairs of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. And Elijah passed over to him and threw his mantle on him. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Kings 19:19 ¶ So Elijah departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, while he was plowing with twelve pairs of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. Elijah went over to him and threw his mantle (coat) on him. |
Bible Question:
I'm not sure if I understand your answer. What did Elijah then cast down on Elisha? Was it a position or to take up and except his responsibilites now? Thanks you for helping me to see this more clearly. |
Bible Answer: Hello kings daughter, Perhaps this will help. I went out to www.dictionary.com and found two helpful entries. -------------------- mantle (1.) Heb. 'addereth, a large over-garment. This word is used of Elijah's mantle (1 Kings 19:13, 19; 2 Kings 2:8, 13, etc.), which was probably a sheepskin. It appears to have been his only garment, a strip of skin or leather binding it to his loins. _'Addereth_ twice occurs with the epithet "hairy" (Gen. 25:25; Zech. 13:4, R.V.). It is the word denoting the "goodly Babylonish garment" which Achan coveted (Josh. 7:21). (2.) Heb. me'il, frequently applied to the "robe of the ephod" (Ex. 28:4, 31; Lev. 8:7), which was a splendid under tunic wholly of blue, reaching to below the knees. It was woven without seam, and was put on by being drawn over the head. It was worn not only by priests but by kings (1 Sam. 24:4), prophets (15:27), and rich men (Job 1:20; 2:12). This was the "little coat" which Samuel's mother brought to him from year to year to Shiloh (1 Sam. 2:19), a miniature of the official priestly robe. (3.) Semikah, "a rug," the garment which Jael threw as a covering over Sisera (Judg. 4:18). The Hebrew word occurs nowhere else in Scripture. (4.) Maataphoth, plural, only in Isa. 3:22, denoting a large exterior tunic worn by females. (See DRESS.) Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary -------------------- mantle n 1: the cloak as a symbol of authority; "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders" 2: United States baseball player (1931-1997) [syn: Mantle, Mickey Mantle, Mickey Charles Mantle] 3: the layer of the earth between the crust and the core 4: anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow" [syn: blanket] 5: (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell [syn: pallium] 6: shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece" [syn: mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece, chimneypiece] 7: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) [syn: curtain, drape, drapery, pall] 8: a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter [syn: cape] Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University -------------------- Putting these together, Elijah put his garment on Elisha as a call to follow him in the prophetic work. Steve |
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