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2 Kings 2:18-22

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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