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2 Kings 1:2-8

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.

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