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2 Kings 2:15-22

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.

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