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2 Kings 2:23-24
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.NimH5288H6996came 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.NeiH705H8147of the boysיְלָדִֽים׃ye.la.DimH3206.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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