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2 Kings 2:11-15

11וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961As theyהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992were walking alongH1980and talking togetherוְדַבֵּ֔רve.da.BerH1696,suddenlyוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009a chariotרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393of fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784with horsesוְס֣וּסֵיve.Su.seiH5483of fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784appeared and separatedוַיַּפְרִ֖דוּ בֵּ֣יןvai.yaf.Ri.du beinH6504 H996the two of themשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147,and Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452went upוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927into heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064in a whirlwindבַּֽסְעָרָ֖הba.se.'a.RahH5591.

12As Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֣עve.'e.li.Sha'H477watchedרֹאֶ֗הro.'EhH7200,heוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931cried outמְצַעֵק֙me.tza.'EkH6817, “My fatherאָבִ֣י׀'a.ViH1,my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1,the chariotsרֶ֤כֶבRe.khevH7393and horsemenוּפָ֣רָשָׁ֔יוu.Fa.ra.ShavH6571of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478!”And he sawרָאָ֖הוּra.'A.huH7200Elijahnoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808moreע֑וֹדodH5750.So taking holdוַֽיַּחֲזֵק֙vai.ya.cha.ZekH2388of his own clothesבִּבְגָדָ֔יוbiv.ga.DavH899,he tore themוַיִּקְרָעֵ֖םvai.yik.ra.'EmH7167in twoלִשְׁנַ֥יִם קְרָעִֽים׃lish.Na.yim ke.ra.'ImH8147 H7168.

13Elisha also picked upוַיָּ֙רֶם֙vai.Ya.remH7311אֶת־'et-H853the cloakאַדֶּ֣רֶת'a.De.retH155thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had fallenנָפְלָ֖הna.fe.LahH5307fromמֵעָלָ֑יוme.'a.LavH5921Elijahאֵלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,and he went backוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975onעַל־'al-H5921the bankשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

14Then he tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the cloakאַדֶּ֨רֶת'a.De.retH155of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had fallenנָפְלָ֤הna.fe.LahH5307from himמֵֽעָלָיו֙me.'a.LavH5921and struckוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221אֶת־'et-H853the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325. “Where nowאַיֵּ֕ה'ai.YehH346isthe LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ אַף־'e.li.Ya.hu 'af-H452 H637?”he askedוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559.And when he had struckוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221אֶת־'et-H853the watersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325ה֣וּא׀hu'H1931,they partedוַיֵּֽחָצוּ֙vai.ye.cha.TzuH2673to the rightהֵ֣נָּהHe.nahH2008and to the leftוָהֵ֔נָּהva.He.nahH2008,and Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477crossed overוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674.

15When the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֤יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834werewatching himמִנֶּ֔גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048from Jerichoבִּֽירִיחוֹ֙bi.ri.ChoH3405saw what had happenedוַיִּרְאֻ֨הוּvai.yir.'U.huH7200,they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “The spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452restsנָ֛חָהNa.chahH5117onעַל־'al-H5921Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477.”And they wentוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to meet himלִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.ToH7122and bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776before him.

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