Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 1:9-11

9Then King Ahaziah sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971to Elijahאֵלָ֛יו'e.LavH413a captainשַׂר־sar-H8269with his company of fifty menH2572.So the captain went upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927toאֵלָ֗יו וְהִנֵּה֙'e.Lav ve.hi.NehH413 H2009Elijah,who was sittingיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of a hillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,and saidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413, “Manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,the kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428declaresדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696, ‘Come downרֵֽדָה׃Re.dahH3381!’”

10Elijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ וַיְדַבֵּר֮'e.li.Ya.hu vay.da.BerH452 H1696answeredוַיַּעֲנֶ֣ה אֶל־vai.ya.'a.Neh 'el-H6030 H413the captainשַׂ֣ר הַחֲמִשִּׁים֒sar ha.cha.mi.ShimH8269 H2572, “Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589am a manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,may fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784come downתֵּ֤רֶדTe.redH3381fromמִן־min-H4480heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and consumeוְתֹאכַ֥לve.to.KhalH398youאֹתְךָ֖'o.te.KhaH853andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853yourfiftyחֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָcha.mi.Shei.khaH2572men.”And fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784came downוַתֵּ֤רֶדva.Te.redH3381fromמִן־min-H4480heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and consumedוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398the captainאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853hisfifty menחֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃cha.mi.ShavH2572.

11וַיָּ֜שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725So the king sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971to Elijahאֵלָ֛יו'e.LavH413anotherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312captainשַׂר־ חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםsar- cha.mi.ShimH8269 H2572with hisfiftyוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יוva.cha.mi.ShavH2572men.Andוַיַּ֙עַן֙vai.Ya.'anH6030the captainsaidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696toאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413Elijah, “Manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430כֹּֽה־koh-H3541,the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428declaresאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559, ‘Come downרֵֽדָה׃Re.dahH3381at onceמְהֵרָ֥הme.he.RahH4120!’”

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