Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 2:16-18

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?”

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