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2 Kings 2:6-8

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.

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