2 Kings 2:10
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“You have requested a difficult thing,” said Elijah. “Nevertheless, if you see me as I am taken from you, it will be yours. But if not, then it will not be so.”

Young's Literal Translation
and he saith, ‘Thou hast asked a hard thing; if thou dost see me taken from thee, it is to thee so; and if not, it is not.’

King James Bible
And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: [nevertheless], if thou see me [when I am] taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be [so].

Hebrew
“You have requested
לִשְׁא֑וֹל (liš·’ō·wl)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand

a difficult thing,”
הִקְשִׁ֣יתָ (hiq·šî·ṯā)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7185: To be hard, severe or fierce

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

“[Nevertheless,] if
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

you see
תִּרְאֶ֨ה (tir·’eh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

me
אֹתִ֜י (’ō·ṯî)
Direct object marker | first person common singular
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

as I am taken
לֻקָּ֤ח (luq·qāḥ)
Verb - QalPass - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

from you,
מֵֽאִתָּךְ֙ (mê·’it·tāḵ)
Preposition-m | Direct object marker | second person masculine singular
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

it will be
יְהִֽי־ (yə·hî-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

yours.
לְךָ֣ (lə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

But if
וְאִם־ (wə·’im-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

not,
אַ֖יִן (’a·yin)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

then it will not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

be [so].”
יִהְיֶֽה׃ (yih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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