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2 Kings 2:19-20

19And the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559unto Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477,Behold, I pray thee, the situationמוֹשַׁ֤בmo.ShavH4186of this cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892ispleasantט֔וֹבTovH2896,as my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113seethרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200:but the waterוְהַמַּ֥יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325isnaughtרָעִ֖יםra.'ImH7451,and the groundוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776barrenמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃me.sha.Ka.letH7921.

20And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Bringקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947me a newחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319cruseצְלֹחִ֣יתtze.lo.ChitH6746,and putוְשִׂ֥ימוּve.Si.muH7760saltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417therein. And they broughtוַיִּקְח֖וּvai.yik.ChuH3947it to him.

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