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2 Kings 2

1AnditcametopasswhenJehovahwouldtakeupElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452intotheheavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064byawhirlwind,thatElijahאֵלִיָּ֛הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452wentH5927withElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֖עve.'e.li.Sha'H477fromGilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537.

2AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidH559toElishaאֱלִישָׁ֜ע'e.li.Sha'H477,Abidehereפֹ֗הFohH6311,Ipraythee;forJehovahhassentH7971metoBethel.AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559,AsJehovahliveth,andasthysoulH5315liveth,Iwillnotleaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800thee!SotheywentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֖וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381toBethel.

3Andthesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֥יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatwereatBethelcameH3318forthH3318toElishaאֱלִישָׁע֒'e.li.Sha'H477,andsaidH559tohim, Dost thouknowהֲיָדַ֕עְתָּha.ya.Da'.taH3045thatJehovahwilltakeלֹקֵ֥חַlo.Ke.achH3947awayH3947thymasterאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113fromoverthyheadרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218to-day?AndhesaidH559,Ialsoגַּם־gam-H1571knowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045it:besilentהֶחֱשֽׁוּ׃he.che.ShuH2814!

4AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidH559tohim,Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע׀'e.li.Sha'H477,abidehereפֹ֗הFohH6311,Ipraythee;forJehovahhassentH7971metoJerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405.AndhesaidH559,AsJehovahliveth,andasthysoulH5315liveth,Iwillnotleaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800thee!AndtheycameH935toJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.

5Andthesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֥יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatwereatJerichoבִּֽירִיחוֹ֮bi.ri.ChoH3405drewH5066neartoElishaאֱלִישָׁע֒'e.li.Sha'H477andsaidH559tohim, Dost thouknowהֲיָדַ֕עְתָּha.ya.Da'.taH3045thatJehovahwilltakeלֹקֵ֥חַlo.Ke.achH3947awayH3947thymasterאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113fromoverthyheadרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218to-day?AndhesaidH559,Ialsoגַּם־gam-H1571knowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045it:besilentהֶחֱשֽׁוּ׃he.che.ShuH2814!

6AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidH559tohim,Abidehereפֹ֗הFohH6311,Ipraythee;forJehovahhassentH7971metotheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383.AndhesaidH559,AsJehovahliveth,andasthysoulH5315liveth,Iwillnotleaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800thee!Andtheytwoשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147wenton.

7Andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376ofthesonsמִבְּנֵ֤יmi.be.NeiH1121oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030wentH1980andstoodH5975oppositeafarH7350off;andtheytwoוּשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םu.she.nei.HemH8147stoodH5975bytheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

8AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452tookH3947hismantle,andwrappedittogether,andsmotethewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andtheyweredividedH2673hitherandthither;andtheytwoשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147wentoverondryבֶּחָרָבָֽה׃be.cha.ra.VahH2724groundH2724.

9AnditcametopassH5674whentheyhadgoneover,thatElijahוְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּve.'E.li.Ya.huH452saidH559toElishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477,Askשְׁאַל֙she.'AlH7592whatIshalldoforthee,beforeIamH1961takenH3947awayH3947fromthee.AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559,Ipraythee,letadoubleportionofthyspiritבְּרוּחֲךָ֖be.ru.cha.KhaH7307beH1961uponme.

10AndhesaidH559, Thou hastaskedלִשְׁא֑וֹלlish.'olH7592ahardH7185thing:ifthouseeתִּרְאֶ֨הtir.'EhH7200mewhenIamיְהִֽי־ye.hi-H1961takenH3947fromthee,itshallbeיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961soH3651tothee;butifnot,itshallnotbeH1961[soH3651].

11AnditcametopassastheywentH1980on,andtalked,thatbehold,achariotרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393offireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784andhorsesH5483offireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784;andtheypartedthembothasunder;andElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452wentH1980upbyawhirlwindintotheheavensהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

12AndElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֣עve.'e.li.Sha'H477sawH7200[it],andhecriedמְצַעֵק֙me.tza.'EkH6817,Myfatherאָבִ֣י׀'a.ViH1,myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1!thechariotH7393ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478andthehorsemenוּפָ֣רָשָׁ֔יוu.Fa.ra.ShavH6571thereof!AndhesawH7200himnomore.ThenhetookH2388holdוַֽיַּחֲזֵק֙vai.ya.cha.ZekH2388ofhisowngarmentsH899andrentthemintwoלִשְׁנַ֥יִםlish.Na.yimH8147pieces.

13AndhetookupthemantleofElijahאֵלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452whichfellH5307fromhim,andwentH7725backוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725andstoodH5975bythebankשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383;

14andhetookH3947themantleofElijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452whichhadfallenH5307fromhim,andsmotethewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andsaidH559,WhereH834isJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofElijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452?Healsoאַף־'af-H637smotethewatersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andtheyparted hitherandthither,andElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477wentover.

15Andthesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֤יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030whowereatJerichoבִּֽירִיחוֹ֙bi.ri.ChoH3405ontheoppositesideH7307sawH7200him,andtheysaidH559,Thespiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307ofElijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452restsנָ֛חָהNa.chahH5117onElishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477.AndtheycameH935tomeethim,andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812themselvestothegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776beforehim,

16andsaidH559tohim,Beholdnow,therearewiththyservantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֩'a.va.dei.KhaH5650fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםcha.mi.ShimH2572valiantmenH376;letthemgoH7971,wepraythee,andseekH1245thymasterאֲדֹנֶיךָ֒'a.do.nei.KhaH113,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435perhapstheSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofJehovahhavetakenH5375himup,andcastוַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993himuponsomemountainהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,orintosomeravine.AndhesaidH559, Yeshallnotsendתִשְׁלָֽחוּ׃tish.La.chuH7971.

17Andtheypressedhimtillhewasashamedבֹּ֖שׁboshH954,andhesaidH559,SendH7971.TheysentH7971thereforefiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,andtheysoughtH1245threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-H7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,butdidnotfindH4672him.

18Andtheycameagaintohim(nowhewasstayingatJerichoבִּירִיח֑וֹbi.ri.ChoH3405);andhesaidH559tothem,DidInotsayH559toyou,GoH7725not?

19AndthemenH376ofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892saidH559toElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477,Beholdnow,thesituationofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892isgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896,asmylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113seesרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200;butthewaterוְהַמַּ֥יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325isbadרָעִ֖יםra.'ImH7451,andthelandוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776isbarren.

20AndhesaidH559,Bringmeanewחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319cruse,andputוְשִׂ֥ימוּve.Si.muH7760saltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417init.Andtheybroughtittohim.

21AndhewentH3318forthH3318tothesourceofthewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andcastH7993thesaltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417inthere,andsaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah:Ihavehealedרִפִּ֙אתִי֙ri.Pi.tiH7495thesewatersלַמַּ֣יִםla.Ma.yimH4325:thereshallnotbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961fromthenceanymoredeathמָ֥וֶתMa.vetH4194orbarrenness.

22Andthewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325werehealedוַיֵּרָפ֣וּvai.ye.ra.FuH7495tothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, accordingtothesayingofElishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477whichhespokeH1696.

23AndhewentH3318upfromthencetoBethel,andashewentH3318upbythewayבַדֶּ֗רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870,therecameH3318forthH3318littleH6996boysoutofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andmockedhim,andsaidH559tohim,GoH3318up,baldקֵרֵ֖חַke.Re.achH7142head;goH3318up,baldקֵרֵֽחַ׃ke.Re.achH7142head!

24Andheturnedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437backH6437,andlookedH7200onthem,andcursedH7043theminthenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah.AndtherecameH3318forthH3318twoH8147she-bearsoutofthewood,andtoreforty-twochildrenH3206ofthem.

25AndhewentH7725fromthencetomountCarmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760,andfromthencehereturnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725toSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פsho.me.RonH8111.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 2

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