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2 Kings 2:19-25

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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