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2 Kings 2

1Anditcametopass,whenJehovahwouldtakeupElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452byawhirlwindintoheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,thatElijahאֵלִיָּ֛הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452wentH5927withElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֖עve.'e.li.Sha'H477fromGilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537.

2AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidH559untoElishaאֱלִישָׁ֜ע'e.li.Sha'H477, Tarryhereפֹ֗הFohH6311,Ipraythee;forJehovahhathsentH7971measfarasBeth-el.AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559,AsJehovahliveth,andasthysoulH5315liveth,Iwillnotleaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800thee.SotheywentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֖וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381toBeth-el.

3Andthesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֥יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatwereatBeth-elcameH3318forthH3318toElishaאֱלִישָׁע֒'e.li.Sha'H477,andsaidH559untohim, Knowest thouthatJehovahwilltakeלֹקֵ֥חַlo.Ke.achH3947awayH3947thymasterאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113fromthyheadרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218to-day?AndhesaidH559,Yea,IknowH3045it; hold yeyourpeace.

4AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidH559untohim,Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע׀'e.li.Sha'H477, tarryhereפֹ֗הFohH6311,Ipraythee;forJehovahhathsentH7971metoJerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405.AndhesaidH559,AsJehovahliveth,andasthysoulH5315liveth,Iwillnotleaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800thee.SotheycameH935toJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.

5Andthesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֥יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatwereatJerichoבִּֽירִיחוֹ֮bi.ri.ChoH3405cameneartoElishaאֱלִישָׁע֒'e.li.Sha'H477,andsaidH559untohim, Knowest thouthatJehovahwilltakeלֹקֵ֥חַlo.Ke.achH3947awayH3947thymasterאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113fromthyheadרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218to-day?Andheanswered,Yea,IknowH3045it; hold yeyourpeace.

6AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidH559untohim, Tarryhereפֹ֗הFohH6311,Ipraythee;forJehovahhathsentH7971metotheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383.AndhesaidH559,AsJehovahliveth,andasthysoulH5315liveth,Iwillnotleaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800thee.Andtheytwoשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147wenton.

7Andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376ofthesonsמִבְּנֵ֤יmi.be.NeiH1121oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030wentH1980,andstoodH5975overagainstthemafarH7350off:andtheytwoוּשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םu.she.nei.HemH8147stoodH5975bytheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

8AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452tookH3947hismantle,andwrappedittogether,andsmotethewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andtheyweredividedH2673hitherandthither,sothattheytwoשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147wentoverondryבֶּחָרָבָֽה׃be.cha.ra.VahH2724groundH2724.

9AnditcametopassH5674,whentheywereH1961goneover,thatElijahוְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּve.'E.li.Ya.huH452saidH559untoElishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477,Askשְׁאַל֙she.'AlH7592whatIshalldoforthee,beforeIamH1961takenH3947fromthee.AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559,Ipraythee,letadoubleportionofthyspiritבְּרוּחֲךָ֖be.ru.cha.KhaH7307beH1961uponme.

10AndhesaidH559, Thou hastaskedלִשְׁא֑וֹלlish.'olH7592ahardH7185thing:nevertheless,ifthouseeתִּרְאֶ֨הtir.'EhH7200mewhenIamיְהִֽי־ye.hi-H1961takenH3947fromthee,itshallbeיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961soH3651unto thee;butifnot,itshallnotbeH1961soH3651.

11Anditcametopass,astheystillwentH1980on,andtalked,that,behold,thereappearedachariotרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393offireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784,andhorsesH5483offireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784,whichpartedthembothasunder;andElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452wentH1980upbyawhirlwindintoheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

12AndElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֣עve.'e.li.Sha'H477sawH7200it,andhecriedמְצַעֵק֙me.tza.'EkH6817,Myfatherאָבִ֣י׀'a.ViH1,myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1,thechariotsH7393ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478andthehorsemenוּפָ֣רָשָׁ֔יוu.Fa.ra.ShavH6571thereof!AndhesawH7200himnomore:andhetookH2388holdוַֽיַּחֲזֵק֙vai.ya.cha.ZekH2388ofhisownclothesבִּבְגָדָ֔יוbiv.ga.DavH899,andrentthemintwoלִשְׁנַ֥יִםlish.Na.yimH8147pieces.

13HetookupalsothemantleofElijahאֵלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452thatfellH5307fromhim,andwentH7725backוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725,andstoodH5975bythebankשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

14AndhetookH3947themantleofElijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452thatfellH5307fromhim,andsmotethewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andsaidH559,WhereH834isJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofElijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452?andwhenH834healsoאַף־'af-H637hadsmittenthewatersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,theyweredividedH2673hitherandthither;andElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477wentover.

15AndwhenH834thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֤יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatwereatJerichoבִּֽירִיחוֹ֙bi.ri.ChoH3405overagainsthimsawH7200him,theysaidH559,Thespiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307ofElijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452dothrestנָ֛חָהNa.chahH5117onElishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477.AndtheycameH935tomeethim,andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812themselvestothegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776beforehim.

16AndtheysaidH559untohim,Beholdnow,therearewiththyservantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֩'a.va.dei.KhaH5650fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםcha.mi.ShimH2572strongmenH376;letthemgoH7971,wepraythee,andseekH1245thymasterאֲדֹנֶיךָ֒'a.do.nei.KhaH113,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofJehovahhathtakenH5375himup,andcastוַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993himuponsomemountainהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,orintosomevalleyהַגֵּאָי֑וֹתha.ge.ya.'otH1516.AndhesaidH559, Yeshallnotsendתִשְׁלָֽחוּ׃tish.La.chuH7971.

17Andwhentheyurgedhimtillhewasashamedבֹּ֖שׁboshH954,hesaidH559,SendH7971.TheysentH7971thereforefiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;andtheysoughtH1245threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-H7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,butfoundH4672himnot.

18AndtheycamebackH7725tohim,whilehetarriedatJerichoבִּירִיח֑וֹbi.ri.ChoH3405;andhesaidH559untothem,DidInotsayH559untoyou,GoH7725not?

19AndthemenH376ofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892saidH559untoElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477,Behold,wepraythee,thesituationofthiscityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892ispleasant,asmylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113seeth:butthewaterוְהַמַּ֥יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325isbadרָעִ֖יםra.'ImH7451,andthelandוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776miscarrieth.

20AndhesaidH559,Bringmeanewחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319cruse,andputוְשִׂ֥ימוּve.Si.muH7760saltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417therein.Andtheybroughtittohim.

21AndhewentH3318forthH3318untothespringofthewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andcastH7993saltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417therein,andsaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,Ihavehealedרִפִּ֙אתִי֙ri.Pi.tiH7495thesewatersלַמַּ֣יִםla.Ma.yimH4325;thereshallnotbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961fromthenceanymoredeathמָ֥וֶתMa.vetH4194ormiscarrying.

22Sothewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325werehealedוַיֵּרָפ֣וּvai.ye.ra.FuH7495untothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofElishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477whichhespake.

23AndhewentH3318upfromthence unto Beth-el;andashewasgoingH3318upbythewayבַדֶּ֗רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870,therecameH3318forthH3318youngH5288ladsוּנְעָרִ֤יםu.ne.'a.RimH5288outofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andmockedhim,andsaidH559untohim,GoH3318up, thoubaldhead;goH3318up, thoubaldhead.

24AndhelookedH7200behindhimandsawH7200them,andcursedH7043theminthenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah.AndtherecameH3318forthH3318twoשְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147she-bearsoutofthewood,andtarefortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֖יu.she.NeiH8147ladsH3206ofthem.

25AndhewentH7725fromthencetomountCarmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760,andfromthencehereturnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725toSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פsho.me.RonH8111.

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