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2 Kings 2:19-25

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.

21And he went forthוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318unto the springמוֹצָ֣אmo.Tza'H4161of the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,and castוַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־vai.yash.lekh-H7993the saltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417in there, and saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,I have healedרִפִּ֙אתִי֙ri.Pi.tiH7495these watersלַמַּ֣יִםla.Ma.yimH4325;there shall not be from thence any more deathמָ֥וֶתMa.vetH4194or barrenוּמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃u.me.sha.Ka.letH7921land.

22So the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325were healedוַיֵּרָפ֣וּvai.ye.ra.FuH7495unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,according to the sayingכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477which he spakeדִּבֵּֽר׃ פdi.BerH1696.

23And he went upוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from thence unto Beth–elH1008:and as he was going upעֹלֶ֣ה'o.LehH5927by the wayבַדֶּ֗רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870,there came forthיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318littleקְטַנִּים֙ke.ta.NimH6996childrenוּנְעָרִ֤יםu.ne.'a.RimH5288out of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and mockedוַיִּתְקַלְּסוּ־vai.yit.ka.le.su-H7046him, and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, Go upעֲלֵ֥ה'a.LehH5927,thou bald headקֵרֵ֖חַke.Re.achH7142;go upעֲלֵ֥ה'a.LehH5927,thou bald headקֵרֵֽחַ׃ke.Re.achH7142.

24And he turnedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437backאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310,and lookedוַיִּרְאֵ֔םvai.yir.'EmH7200on them, and cursedוַֽיְקַלְלֵ֖םvay.ka.LemH7043them in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.And there came forthוַתֵּצֶ֨אנָהva.te.Tze.nahH3318twoשְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147she bearsדֻּבִּים֙du.BimH1677out of the woodהַיַּ֔עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293,and tareוַתְּבַקַּ֣עְנָהva.te.va.Ka'.nahH1234fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705and twoוּשְׁנֵ֖יu.she.NeiH8147childrenיְלָדִֽים׃ye.la.DimH3206of them.

25And he wentH3212from thence to mountהַ֣רharH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760,and from thence he returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725to Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פsho.me.RonH8111.

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