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2 Kings 2:3-11

3Then the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֥יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834atבֵּֽית־beit-H1008Bethelאֵל֮'elH1008came outוַיֵּצְא֨וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318toאֶל־'el-H413Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֒'e.li.Sha'H477and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔יוvai.yo.me.Ru 'e.LavH559 H413, “Do you knowהֲיָדַ֕עְתָּha.ya.Da'.taH3045thatכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will takeלֹקֵ֥חַlo.Ke.achH3947אֶת־'et-H853your masterאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113away fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921youרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117?” “Yesגַּם־gam-H1571,Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589knowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045,”he repliedוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Do not speakהֶחֱשֽׁוּ׃he.che.ShuH2814of it.”

4And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452said toוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע׀'e.li.Sha'H477, “Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994stayשֵֽׁב־shev-H3427hereפֹ֗הFohH6311,forכִּ֤יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has sent meשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971on to Jerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405.”But Elisha repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416and as you yourselfנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315liveוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416,I will notאִם־'im-H518leave youאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800.”So they wentוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.

5Then the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֥יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834at Jerichoבִּֽירִיחוֹ֮bi.ri.ChoH3405came upוַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066toאֶל־'el-H413Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֒'e.li.Sha'H477and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔יוvai.yo.me.Ru 'e.LavH559 H413, “Do you knowהֲיָדַ֕עְתָּha.ya.Da'.taH3045thatכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will takeלֹקֵ֥חַlo.Ke.achH3947אֶת־'et-H853your masterאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113away fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921youרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117?” “Yesגַּם־gam-H1571,Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589knowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045,”he repliedוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Do not speakהֶחֱשֽׁוּ׃he.che.ShuH2814of it.”

6And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Elisha, “Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994stayשֵֽׁב־shev-H3427hereפֹ֗הFohH6311,forכִּ֤יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has sent meשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971on to the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383.”But Elisha repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416and as youנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315yourself liveוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416,I will notאִם־'im-H518leave youאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800.”So the two of themשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147went onוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980.

7Then a companyאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376of fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֤יmi.be.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030wentהָֽלְכ֔וּha.le.KhuH1980and stoodוַיַּעַמְד֥וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975at a distanceמֵרָח֑וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350,facingמִנֶּ֖גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048Elijah and Elishaas the twoוּשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םu.she.nei.HemH8147of them stoodעָמְד֥וּ'a.me.DuH5975byעַל־'al-H5921the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

8And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947his cloakאַדַּרְתּ֤וֹ'a.dar.ToH155,rolled it upוַיִּגְלֹם֙vai.yig.LomH1563,and struckוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221אֶת־'et-H853the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,which partedוַיֵּחָצ֖וּvai.ye.cha.TzuH2673to the rightהֵ֣נָּהHe.nahH2008and to the leftוָהֵ֑נָּהva.He.nahH2008,so that the twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them crossed overוַיַּעַבְר֥וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674on dry groundבֶּחָרָבָֽה׃be.cha.ra.VahH2724.

9Afterוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961they had crossed overכְעָבְרָ֗םkhe.'a.ve.RamH5674,Elijahוְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּve.'E.li.Ya.huH452saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559toאֶל־'el-H413Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477, “Tell meשְׁאַל֙she.'AlH7592,whatמָ֣הmahH4100can I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213for youbeforeבְּטֶ֖רֶםbe.Te.remH2962I am taken awayאֶלָּקַ֣ח'e.la.KachH3947from youמֵעִמָּ֑ךְme.'i.MakhH5973?” “Pleaseנָ֛אna'H4994,let meוִֽיהִי־vi.hi-H1961inheritאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413a doubleשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147portionפִּֽי־pi-H6310of your spiritבְּרוּחֲךָ֖be.ru.cha.KhaH7307,”Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

10“You have requestedלִשְׁא֑וֹלlish.'olH7592a difficult thingהִקְשִׁ֣יתָhik.Shi.taH7185,”said Elijahוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Nevertheless,ifאִם־'im-H518you seeתִּרְאֶ֨הtir.'EhH7200meאֹתִ֜י'o.TiH853as I am takenלֻקָּ֤חlu.KachH3947from youמֵֽאִתָּךְ֙me.'i.toKhH854,it will beיְהִֽי־ye.hi-H1961yoursכֵ֔ןKhenH3651.But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518notאַ֖יִן'A.yinH369,then it will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808beיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961so.”

11וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961As theyהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992were walking alongH1980and talking togetherוְדַבֵּ֔רve.da.BerH1696,suddenlyוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009a chariotרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393of fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784with horsesוְס֣וּסֵיve.Su.seiH5483of fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784appeared and separatedוַיַּפְרִ֖דוּ בֵּ֣יןvai.yaf.Ri.du beinH6504 H996the two of themשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147,and Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452went upוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927into heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064in a whirlwindבַּֽסְעָרָ֖הba.se.'a.RahH5591.

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