וַיַּעֲזֹ֣ב אֶת־הַבָּקָ֗ר וַיָּ֙רָץ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֶשְּׁקָה־נָּא֙ לְאָבִ֣י וּלְאִמִּ֔י וְאֵלְכָ֖ה אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ לֵ֣ךְ שׁ֔וּב כִּ֥י מֶה־עָשִׂ֖יתִי לָֽךְ׃
Lalu ia meninggalkan lembu-lembu itu dan berlari mengejar Elia, katanya: “Izinkanlah aku mencium ayahku dan ibuku dahulu, kemudian aku akan mengikuti engkau.” Jawab Elia kepadanya: “Pergilah, kembalilah, sebab apa yang telah kulakukan kepadamu?”
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“He left the oxen and he ran after Elijah” [19:20]. Elisha left the oxen standing and ran after Elijah. He said to Elijah: I want to go and kiss my father and my mother and then I will follow you. Elijah said to him, go.
Rashi
Go back. From following me.12Eliyahu was testing Elisha’s resolve.—Radak