New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 2:11-18

11As they were goingH1980along and talkingוְדַבֵּ֔רve.da.BerH1696,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, there appeareda chariotרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393of fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784and horsesוְס֣וּסֵיve.Su.seiH5483of fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784which separatedוַיַּפְרִ֖דוּvai.yaf.Ri.duH6504the twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147of them. And Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452wentוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927up by awhirlwindבַּֽסְעָרָ֖הba.se.'a.RahH5591to heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

12Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֣עve.'e.li.Sha'H477sawרֹאֶ֗הro.'EhH7200itand criedמְצַעֵק֙me.tza.'EkH6817out, “My fatherאָבִ֣י׀'a.ViH1,my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1, thechariotsרֶ֤כֶבRe.khevH7393of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and its horsemenוּפָ֣רָשָׁ֔יוu.Fa.ra.ShavH6571!”And he sawרָאָ֖הוּra.'A.huH7200Elijah noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808moreע֑וֹדodH5750. Thenhe tookH2388holdוַֽיַּחֲזֵק֙vai.ya.cha.ZekH2388of his own clothesבִּבְגָדָ֔יוbiv.ga.DavH899and toreוַיִּקְרָעֵ֖םvai.yik.ra.'EmH7167them in twoלִשְׁנַ֥יִםlish.Na.yimH8147piecesקְרָעִֽים׃ke.ra.'ImH7168.

13He also tookוַיָּ֙רֶם֙vai.Ya.remH7311up the mantleאַדֶּ֣רֶת'a.De.retH155of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452that fellנָפְלָ֖הna.fe.LahH5307from him and returnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975by the bankשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

14He tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947the mantleאַדֶּ֨רֶת'a.De.retH155of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452that fellנָפְלָ֤הna.fe.LahH5307from him and struckוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325and saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “Whereאַיֵּ֕ה'ai.YehH346is the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452?”And when he alsoאַף־'af-H637hadstruckוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221the watersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,they were dividedוַיֵּֽחָצוּ֙vai.ye.cha.TzuH2673hereהֵ֣נָּהHe.nahH2008and thereוָהֵ֔נָּהva.He.nahH2008;and Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477crossedH5674overH5674.

15Now whenthe sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֤יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wereat Jerichoבִּֽירִיחוֹ֙bi.ri.ChoH3405oppositeמִנֶּ֔גֶדmi.Ne.gedH4480 H5048himsawוַיִּרְאֻ֨הוּvai.yir.'U.huH7200him, they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “The spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452restsנָ֛חָהNa.chahH5117on Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477.”And they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to meetלִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812themselves to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776before him.

16They saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֣אna'H4994,thereיֵֽשׁ־yesh-H3426are with your servantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֩'a.va.dei.KhaH5650fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםcha.mi.ShimH2572strongחַ֗יִלCha.yilH2428menH376,pleaseנָא֮na'H4994let them goיֵ֣לְכוּYe.le.khuH1980and searchוִיבַקְשׁ֣וּvi.vak.ShuH1245for your masterאֲדֹנֶיךָ֒'a.do.nei.KhaH113;perhapsפֶּן־pen-H6435the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has takenנְשָׂאוֹ֙ne.sa.'OH5375him up and castוַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993him on someבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259mountainהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022orא֖וֹ'oH176into someבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.ChatH259valleyהַגֵּאָי֑וֹתha.ge.ya.'otH1516.”And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You shall not sendתִשְׁלָֽחוּ׃tish.La.chuH7971.”

17But whenthey urgedוַיִּפְצְרוּ־vai.yif.tze.ru-H6484him untilעַד־'ad-H5704he was ashamedבֹּ֖שׁboshH954,he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Sendשְׁלָ֑חוּshe.La.chuH7971.”They sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971therefore fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;and they searchedוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּvay.vak.ShuH1245threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-H7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117but did not findמְצָאֻֽהוּ׃me.tza.'U.huH4672him.

18They returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to him while he was stayingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427at Jerichoבִּירִיח֑וֹbi.ri.ChoH3405;and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Did I not sayאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to you, ‘Do not goתֵּלֵֽכוּ׃te.Le.khuH1980’?”

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