וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ מִ֠שָּׁם וַיִּמְצָ֞א אֶת־אֱלִישָׁ֤ע בֶּן־שָׁפָט֙ וְה֣וּא חֹרֵ֔שׁ שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֤ר צְמָדִים֙ לְפָנָ֔יו וְה֖וּא בִּשְׁנֵ֣ים הֶעָשָׂ֑ר וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙ אֵלָ֔יו וַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְ אַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ אֵלָֽיו׃
[Elija] ging von dort fort und traf Elisa, Sohn Safats, welcher pflügte; zwölf Gespanne gingen vor ihm her, und er war bei dem zwölften. Da ging Elija zu ihm hinüber und warf seinen Mantel ihm zu.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“He set out from there and found Elisha, etc.” [19:19]. Elijah found Elisha, who was plowing with twelve pair of oxen. There were eleven servants who were guiding eleven pair of oxen and Elisha was guiding the twelfth pair of oxen. Elijah took his mantle and threw it over Elisha. That is to say, he laid his garment over him. He wanted that he should go with him, and Elijah took back his garment.3Radak, I Kings, 19:19.