New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 2:16-18

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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