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1 Kings 19:15-18

15Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413, “Goלֵ֛ךְlekhH1980backשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725by the way you cameלְדַרְכְּךָ֖le.dar.ke.KhaH1870, and goto the Desertמִדְבַּ֣רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057of Damascusדַמָּ֑שֶׂקda.Ma.sekH1834.When you arriveוּבָ֗אתָu.Va.taH935,you are to anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֧u.ma.shach.TaH4886אֶת־'et-H853Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֛לcha.za.'ElH2371as kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Aramאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758.

16You are also to anointוְאֵת֙ תִּמְשַׁ֥חve.'Et tim.ShachH853 H4886Jehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nimshiנִמְשִׁ֔יnim.ShiH5250as kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphatשָׁפָט֙sha.FatH8202from Abel-meholahתִּמְשַׁ֥חtim.ShachH65 H4886to succeed youתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃tach.Tei.khaH8478as prophetלְנָבִ֖יאle.na.Vi'H5030.

17Thenוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961Jehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058will put to deathיָמִ֣יתya.MitH4191whoever escapesהַנִּמְלָ֛טha.nim.LatH4422the swordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719of Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371,and Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477will put to deathיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191whoever escapesוְהַנִּמְלָ֛טve.ha.nim.LatH4422the swordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719of Jehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058.

18Nevertheless, I have reservedוְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֥יve.hish.'ar.TiH7604sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505in Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478—allכָּל־kol-H3605whoseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834kneesהַבִּרְכַּ֗יִםha.bir.Ka.yimH1290have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808bowedכָֽרְעוּ֙kha.re.'UH3766to Baalלַבַּ֔עַלla.Ba.'alH1168andוְכָ֨ל־ve.kholH3605whosemouthsהַפֶּ֔הha.PehH6310אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808kissedנָשַׁ֖קna.ShakH5401him.”

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