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2 Kings 1:9-18

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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