New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 1:2-4

2And Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֜ה'a.chaz.YahH274fellוַיִּפֹּ֨לvai.yi.PolH5307throughבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157the latticeהַשְּׂבָכָ֗הha.se.va.KhahH7639in his upperבַּעֲלִיָּת֛וֹba.'a.li.ya.ToH5944chamberH5944whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wasin Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111,and becameH2470illוַיָּ֑חַלvai.Ya.chalH2470.So he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Goלְכ֣וּle.KhuH1980,inquireדִרְשׁ֗וּdir.ShuH1875of Baal-zebubH1176,the godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Ekronעֶקְר֔וֹןek.RonH6138,whetherאִם־'im-H518I will recoverאֶחְיֶ֖ה'ech.YehH2421from thisזֶֽה׃ סZehH2088sicknessמֵחֳלִ֥יme.cho.LiH2483.”

3But the angelוּמַלְאַ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696toElijahאֵלִיָּ֣ה'e.li.YahH452the Tishbiteהַתִּשְׁבִּ֔יha.tish.BiH8664, “Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,goעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927up to meetלִקְרַ֖אתlik.RatH7122the messengersמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Samariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111and sayוְדַבֵּ֣רve.da.BerH1696to them, ‘Is it becauseהַֽמִבְּלִ֤יha.mi.be.LiH4480 H1097thereH369is noH369Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478thatyou are goingהֹֽלְכִ֔יםho.le.KhimH1980to inquireלִדְרֹ֕שׁlid.RoshH1875ofBaal-zebubH1176,the godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Ekronעֶקְרֽוֹן׃ek.RonH6138?’

4Now thereforeוְלָכֵן֙ve.la.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘You shall not comeתֵרֵ֥דte.RedH3381downH3381from the bedהַמִּטָּ֞הha.mi.TahH4296whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָּׁ֛ם'a.Sher- shamH834 H8033you have goneעָלִ֥יתָ'a.Li.taH5927up, but you shall surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֑וּתta.MutH4191.’”Then Elijahאֵלִיָּֽה׃'e.li.YahH452departedוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980.

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