New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 19:15-21

15The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Goלֵ֛ךְlekhH1980,returnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725on your wayלְדַרְכְּךָ֖le.dar.ke.KhaH1870to the wildernessמִדְבַּ֣רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057of Damascusדַמָּ֑שֶׂקda.Ma.sekH1834,and when you have arrivedוּבָ֗אתָu.Va.taH935,you shall anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֧u.ma.shach.TaH4886Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֛לcha.za.'ElH2371kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Aramאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758;

16andJehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nimshiנִמְשִׁ֔יnim.ShiH5250you shall anointתִּמְשַׁ֥חtim.ShachH4886kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; andElishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphatשָׁפָט֙sha.FatH8202of Abel-meholahH65you shall anointתִּמְשַׁ֥חtim.ShachH4886as prophetלְנָבִ֖יאle.na.Vi'H5030in your placeתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃tach.Tei.khaH8478.

17It shall comeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961about, theone who escapesהַנִּמְלָ֛טha.nim.LatH4422from the swordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719of Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371,Jehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058shall putיָמִ֣יתya.MitH4191to deathיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191,and the one who escapesוְהַנִּמְלָ֛טve.ha.nim.LatH4422from the swordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719of Jehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058,Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477shall putH4191to deathH4191.

18Yet I will leaveוְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֥יve.hish.'ar.TiH76047,000שִׁבְעַ֣ת אֲלָפִ֑יםshiv.'At 'a.la.FimH7651 H505in Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,allכָּל־kol-H3605the kneesהַבִּרְכַּ֗יִםha.bir.Ka.yimH1290that have not bowedכָֽרְעוּ֙kha.re.'UH3766to Baalלַבַּ֔עַלla.Ba.'alH1168and everyוְכָ֨ל־ve.kholH3605mouthהַפֶּ֔הha.PehH6310that has notkissedנָשַׁ֖קna.ShakH5401him.”

19So he departedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980from thereמִ֠שָּׁםMi.shomH8033and foundוַיִּמְצָ֞אvai.yim.Tza'H4672Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphatשָׁפָט֙sha.FatH8202,while he was plowingחֹרֵ֔שׁcho.ReshH2790with twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240pairsצְמָדִים֙tze.ma.DimH6776of oxenbeforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him, and he with the twelfthבִּשְׁנֵ֣ים הֶעָשָׂ֑רbish.Neim he.'a.SarH8147 H6240.And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452passedH5674overH5674to him and threwוַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993his mantleאַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ'a.dar.ToH155on him.

20He leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֣בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800the oxenהַבָּקָ֗רha.ba.KarH1241and ranוַיָּ֙רָץ֙vai.Ya.rotzH7323afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Elijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָּא֙na'H4994let me kissאֶשְּׁקָה־'e.she.kah-H5401my fatherלְאָבִ֣יle.'a.ViH1and my motherוּלְאִמִּ֔יu.le.'i.MiH517,then I will followוְאֵלְכָ֖ה אַחֲרֶ֑יךָve.'e.le.Khah 'a.cha.Rei.khaH1980 H310you.” And he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980backשׁ֔וּבShuvH7725againH7725,for whatמֶה־meh-H4100have I doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to you?”

21So he returnedוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725from followingמֵאַחֲרָ֜יוme.'a.cha.RavH310him, and tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the pairצֶ֧מֶדTze.medH6776of oxenהַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.KarH1241and sacrificedוַיִּזְבָּחֵ֗הוּvai.yiz.ba.Che.huH2076them andboiledבִּשְּׁלָ֣םbi.she.LamH1310their fleshהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320with the implementsוּבִכְלִ֤יu.vikh.LiH3627of the oxenהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414itto the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971and they ateוַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּvai.yo.Khe.luH398.Then he aroseוַיָּ֗קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and followedוַיֵּ֛לֶךְ אַחֲרֵ֥יvai.Ye.lekh 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452and ministeredוַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃ פvay.sha.re.Te.huH8334to him.

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