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2 Kings 2:19-25

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.

23From thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033,Elisha went upוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927toבֵּֽית־beit-H1008Bethelאֵ֑ל'ElH1008,and as heוְה֣וּא׀ve.Hu'H1931was walking upעֹלֶ֣ה'o.LehH5927the roadבַדֶּ֗רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870,a group of boysוּנְעָרִ֤ים קְטַנִּים֙u.ne.'a.Rim ke.ta.NimH5288 H6996came outיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318ofמִן־min-H4480the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892and jeered atוַיִּתְקַלְּסוּ־vai.yit.ka.le.su-H7046him,chantingוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559, “Go upעֲלֵ֥ה'a.LehH5927,you baldheadקֵרֵ֖חַke.Re.achH7142!Go upעֲלֵ֥ה'a.LehH5927,you baldheadקֵרֵֽחַ׃ke.Re.achH7142!”

24Then he turnedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437aroundאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310,looked at themוַיִּרְאֵ֔םvai.yir.'EmH7200,and called down a curse on themוַֽיְקַלְלֵ֖םvay.ka.LemH7043in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Suddenly twoשְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147female bearsדֻּבִּים֙du.BimH1677came outוַתֵּצֶ֨אנָהva.te.Tze.nahH3318ofמִן־min-H4480the woodsהַיַּ֔עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293and mauledוַתְּבַקַּ֣עְנָהva.te.va.Ka'.nahH1234forty-twoאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁנֵ֖י'ar.ba.'Im u.she.NeiH705 H8147of the boysיְלָדִֽים׃ye.la.DimH3206.

25And Elisha wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980onמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033toאֶל־'el-H413Mountהַ֣רharH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760,and from thereוּמִשָּׁ֖םu.mi.ShamH8033he returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725to Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פsho.me.RonH8111.

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