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2 Kings 2:15-22

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.

16“Lookהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֣אna'H4994,”they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Elishaאֵלָ֡יו'e.LavH413, “we your servantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֩'a.va.dei.KhaH5650haveיֵֽשׁ־yesh-H3426fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםcha.mi.ShimH2572valiantחַ֗יִלCha.yilH2428menאֲנָשִׁ֜ים בְּנֵֽי־'a.na.Shim be.nei-H582 H1121אֶת־'et-H854.Pleaseנָא֮na'H4994let them goיֵ֣לְכוּYe.le.khuH1980and search forוִיבַקְשׁ֣וּvi.vak.ShuH1245אֶת־'et-H853your masterאֲדֹנֶיךָ֒'a.do.nei.KhaH113.Perhapsפֶּן־pen-H6435the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has taken him upנְשָׂאוֹ֙ne.sa.'OH5375and put himוַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993on oneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of the mountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022orא֖וֹ'oH176in oneבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.ChatH259of the valleysהַגֵּאָי֑וֹתha.ge.ya.'otH1516.” “Do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808send themתִשְׁלָֽחוּ׃tish.La.chuH7971,” Elisharepliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

17But when they pressedוַיִּפְצְרוּ־vai.yif.tze.ru-H6484himto the point ofעַד־'ad-H5704embarrassmentבֹּ֖שׁboshH954,he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Sendשְׁלָ֑חוּshe.La.chuH7971them.”And they sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,who searched forוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּvay.vak.ShuH1245threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-H7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117but did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808findמְצָאֻֽהוּ׃me.tza.'U.huH4672Elijah.

18When they returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413Elisha,whoוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931was stayingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in Jerichoבִּירִיח֑וֹbi.ri.ChoH3405,he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themאֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH413, “Didn’tהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808I tellאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559youאֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH413notאַל־'al-H408to goתֵּלֵֽכוּ׃te.Le.khuH1980?”

19Then the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477, “Pleaseנָ֞אna'H4994noteהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,our lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,that the city’sהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892locationמוֹשַׁ֤בmo.ShavH4186is goodט֔וֹבTovH2896,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834youcan seeרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200.But the waterוְהַמַּ֥יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325isbadרָעִ֖יםra.'ImH7451and the landוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776is unfruitfulמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃me.sha.Ka.letH7921.”

20“Bringקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947mea newחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319bowlצְלֹחִ֣יתtze.lo.ChitH6746,”he repliedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “and putוְשִׂ֥ימוּve.Si.muH7760some saltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417in itשָׁ֖םshamH8033.”So they broughtוַיִּקְח֖וּvai.yik.ChuH3947itto himאֵלָֽיו׃'e.LavH413,

21and Elisha went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318toאֶל־'el-H413the springמוֹצָ֣א הַמַּ֔יִםmo.Tza' ha.Ma.yimH4161 H4325,castוַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־vai.yash.lekh-H7993the saltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417into itשָׁ֖םshamH8033,and saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘I have healedרִפִּ֙אתִי֙ri.Pi.tiH7495thisהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428waterלַמַּ֣יִםla.Ma.yimH4325.Noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750will it causeיִהְיֶ֥ה מִשָּׁ֛םyih.Yeh mi.ShamH1961 H8033deathמָ֥וֶתMa.vetH4194or unfruitfulnessוּמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃u.me.sha.Ka.letH7921.’”

22And the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325therehave been healthyוַיֵּרָפ֣וּvai.ye.ra.FuH7495toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ פdi.BerH1696by Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477.

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