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1 Kings 19:19-21

19So Elijah departedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְ מִ֠שָּׁםvai.Ye.lekh Mi.shomH1980 H8033and foundוַיִּמְצָ֞אvai.yim.Tza'H4672אֶת־'et-H853Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphatשָׁפָט֙sha.FatH8202.Heוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931was plowingחֹרֵ֔שׁcho.ReshH2790with twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240teamsצְמָדִים֙tze.ma.DimH6776of oxenלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440,and heוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931was with the twelfthבִּשְׁנֵ֣ים הֶעָשָׂ֑רbish.Neim he.'a.SarH8147 H6240team.Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674by himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413and threwוַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993his cloakאַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ'a.dar.ToH155around himאֵלָֽיו׃'e.LavH413.

20So Elisha leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֣בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800אֶת־'et-H853the oxenהַבָּקָ֗רha.ba.KarH1241,ranוַיָּ֙רָץ֙vai.Ya.rotzH7323afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Elijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָּא֙na'H4994let me kissאֶשְּׁקָה־'e.she.kah-H5401my fatherלְאָבִ֣יle.'a.ViH1and motherוּלְאִמִּ֔יu.le.'i.MiH517goodbye,and then I will followוְאֵלְכָ֖הve.'e.le.KhahH1980youאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.” “Go onלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980backשׁ֔וּבShuvH7725,” Elijahrepliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “forכִּ֥יkiH3588whatמֶה־meh-H4100have I doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to you?”

21So Elisha turned backוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725from himמֵאַחֲרָ֜יוme.'a.cha.RavH310,tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853his pairצֶ֧מֶדTze.medH6776of oxenהַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.KarH1241,and slaughtered themוַיִּזְבָּחֵ֗הוּvai.yiz.ba.Che.huH2076.Using the oxen’sהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241equipmentוּבִכְלִ֤יu.vikh.LiH3627for fuel,he cookedבִּשְּׁלָ֣םbi.she.LamH1310the meatהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414it to the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971,and they ateוַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּvai.yo.Khe.luH398.Then he set outוַיָּ֗קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to followוַיֵּ֛לֶךְ אַחֲרֵ֥יvai.Ye.lekh 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310and serveוַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃ פvay.sha.re.Te.huH8334Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452.

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