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2 Kings 2:4-7

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.

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