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2 Kings 2:15-22

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.

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