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2 Kings 1

1AndMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124rebelledH6586againstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478afterthedeathמ֥וֹתMotH4194ofAhabאַחְאָֽב׃'ach.'AvH256.

2AndAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֜ה'a.chaz.YahH274fellH5307downH5307throughthelatticeinhisupperבַּעֲלִיָּת֛וֹba.'a.li.ya.ToH5944chamberH5944thatwasinSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111,andwassickH2470:andhesentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397,andsaidH559untothem,GoH7971,inquireofBaal-zebubH1176,thegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEkronעֶקְר֔וֹןek.RonH6138,whetherIshallrecoverofthissicknessמֵחֳלִ֥יme.cho.LiH2483.

3Buttheangelוּמַלְאַ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahsaidH1696toElijahאֵלִיָּ֣ה'e.li.YahH452theTishbite,Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,goH1980uptomeetthemessengersמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,andsayH1696untothem,IsitbecausethereisnoGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thatyegoH1980toinquireofBaal-zebubH1176,thegodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEkronעֶקְרֽוֹן׃ek.RonH6138?

4Nowthereforeוְלָכֵן֙ve.la.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah, Thou shaltnotcomeH5927downfromthebedהַמִּטָּ֞הha.mi.TahH4296whither thou artgoneH5927up,butshaltsurelydieH4191.AndElijahאֵלִיָּֽה׃'e.li.YahH452departed.

5Andthemessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397returnedוַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725untohim,andhesaidH559untothem,Whyמַה־mah-H4100isitthatyearereturnedשַׁבְתֶּֽם׃shav.TemH7725?

6AndtheysaidH559untohim,TherecameH5927upamanאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376tomeetus,andsaidH559untous,GoH5927,turnH7725againuntothekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thatsentH7971you,andsayH559untohim,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah,IsitbecausethereisnoGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thatthou sendesttoinquireofBaal-zebubH1176,thegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEkronעֶקְר֑וֹןek.RonH6138?thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651thou shaltnotcomeH5927downfromthebedהַמִּטָּ֞הha.mi.TahH4296whither thou artgoneH5927up,butshaltsurelydieH4191.

7AndhesaidH1696untothem,WhatmannerH1697ofmanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376washethatcameH5927uptomeetyou,andtoldyouthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697?

8Andtheyansweredhim,Hewasahairymanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376,andgirtwithagirdleofleatherabouthisloinsבְּמָתְנָ֑יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975.AndhesaidH559,ItisElijahאֵלִיָּ֥ה'e.li.YahH452theTishbite.

9Thenthekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentH7971untohimacaptainoffiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572withhisfiftyוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יוva.cha.mi.ShavH2572.AndhewentH5927uptohim:and,behold,hewassittingH3427onthetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofthehillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022.Andhespake untohim,Omanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,thekingH4428hathsaidH1696,ComeH5927down.

10AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452answeredוַיַּעֲנֶ֣הvai.ya.'a.NehH6030andsaidH1696tothecaptainoffiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁים֒ha.cha.mi.ShimH2572,IfIbeamanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,letfireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784comeתֵּ֤רֶדTe.redH3381downfromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andconsumeH398theeandthyfiftyחֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָcha.mi.Shei.khaH2572.AndtherecameH3381downוַתֵּ֤רֶדva.Te.redH3381fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andconsumedH398himandhisfiftyחֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃cha.mi.ShavH2572.

11AndagainhesentH7971untohimanothercaptainoffiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572withhisfiftyוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יוva.cha.mi.ShavH2572.Andheansweredandsaidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559untohim,Omanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541haththekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,Comeרֵֽדָה׃Re.dahH3381downquicklyמְהֵרָ֥הme.he.RahH4120.

12AndElijahאֵלִיָּה֮'e.li.YahH452answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidH1696untothem,IfIbeamanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,letfireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784comeתֵּ֤רֶדTe.redH3381downfromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andconsumeH398theeandthyfiftyחֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָcha.mi.Shei.khaH2572.Andthefireאֵשׁ־'esh-H784ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430cameH3381downוַתֵּ֤רֶדva.Te.redH3381fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andconsumedH398himandhisfiftyחֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃cha.mi.ShavH2572.

13AndagainhesentH7971thecaptainofathirdשְׁלִשִׁ֖יםshe.li.ShimH7992fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572withhisfiftyוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יוva.cha.mi.ShavH2572.Andthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992captainoffiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572wentH935up,andcameH935andfellonhiskneesbeforeElijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,andbesoughthim,andsaidH1696untohim,Omanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Ipraythee,letmylifeנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315,andthelifeוְנֶ֨פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315ofthesefiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֥יךָֽ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,bepreciousתִּֽיקַר־ti.kar-H3365inthysight.

14Behold,therecameיָ֤רְדָהYa.re.dahH3381fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784downH3381fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andconsumedH398thetwoשְׁנֵ֞יshe.NeiH8147formerהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223captainsoffiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572withtheirfiftiesחֲמִשֵּׁיהֶ֑םcha.mi.shei.HemH2572;butnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258letmylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315bepreciousתִּיקַ֥רti.KarH3365inthysight.

15Andtheangelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahsaidH1696untoElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,Goרֵ֣דredH3381downwithhim:benotafraidתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372ofhim.AndhearoseH6965,andwentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381withhimuntothekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

16Andhesaidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559untohim,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah, Forasmuchasthou hastsentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimH4397toinquireofBaal-zebubH1176,thegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEkronעֶקְרוֹן֒'ek.rOnH6138,isitbecausethereisnoGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478toinquireofhiswordבִּדְבָר֑וֹbid.va.RoH1697?thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651thou shaltnotcomeH5927downfromthebedהַמִּטָּ֞הha.mi.TahH4296whither thou artgoneH5927up,butshaltsurelydieH4191.

17SohediedH4191accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofJehovahwhichElijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452hadspokenH1696.AndJehoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088begantoreignH4427inhissteadinthesecondyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofJehoramלִיהוֹרָ֥םli.ho.RamH3088thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;becausehehadnosonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

18Nowtherestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274whichhedid,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478?

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