New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 2:19-22

19Then the menH376of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009now, the situationמוֹשַׁ֤בmo.ShavH4186of this cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892is pleasantט֔וֹבTovH2896,as my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113seesרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200;but the waterוְהַמַּ֥יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325is badרָעִ֖יםra.'ImH7451and the landוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776is unfruitfulמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃me.sha.Ka.letH7921.”

20He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Bringקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947me a newחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319jarצְלֹחִ֣יתtze.lo.ChitH6746,and putוְשִׂ֥ימוּve.Si.muH7760saltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417in it.” So they broughtוַיִּקְח֖וּvai.yik.ChuH3947it to him.

21He wentוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318out to the springמוֹצָ֣אmo.Tza'H4161of waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325andthrewוַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־vai.yash.lekh-H7993saltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417in it and saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, ‘I havepurifiedרִפִּ֙אתִי֙ri.Pi.tiH7495theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428watersלַמַּ֣יִםla.Ma.yimH4325;there shall not be from thereH8033deathמָ֥וֶתMa.vetH4194orunfruitfulnessוּמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃u.me.sha.Ka.letH7921anyH5750longerH5750.’”

22So the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325have beenpurifiedוַיֵּרָפ֣וּvai.ye.ra.FuH7495to thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he spokeדִּבֵּֽר׃ פdi.BerH1696.

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