2 Kings 2:7

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.

They two stood by Jordan, х `al (H5921) ha-Yardeen (H3383), upon the Jordan; so Septuagint, epi tou Iordanou.

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⁷ And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to viewa afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.

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