New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 1:9-12

9Then the kingsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971to him a captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572with his fiftyוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יוva.cha.mi.ShavH2572men.And he wentH5927upH5927to him, and beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,he was sittingיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427on the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the hillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022.And he saidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to him, “You manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,the kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saysדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696, ‘Comeרֵֽדָה׃Re.dahH3381downH3381.’”

10But Elijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452repliedוַיַּעֲנֶ֣הvai.ya.'a.NehH6030to the captainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of fiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁים֒ha.cha.mi.ShimH2572, “Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518I am a manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,may fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784comeתֵּ֤רֶדTe.redH3381downH3381from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and consumeוְתֹאכַ֥לve.to.KhalH398you and your fiftyחֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָcha.mi.Shei.khaH2572.”Then fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784cameH3381downוַתֵּ֤רֶדva.Te.redH3381from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and consumedוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398him and his fiftyחֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃cha.mi.ShavH2572men.

11So the kingagainוַיָּ֜שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971to him anotherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572with his fiftyוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יוva.cha.mi.ShavH2572men.And he saidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to him, “You manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559: ‘Comeרֵֽדָה׃Re.dahH3381downH3381quicklyמְהֵרָ֥הme.he.RahH4120!’”

12But Elijahאֵלִיָּה֮'e.li.YahH452repliedוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030to them, “Ifאִם־'im-H518I am a manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,may fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784comeתֵּ֤רֶדTe.redH3381downH3381from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and consumeוְתֹאכַ֥לve.to.KhalH398you and your fiftyחֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָcha.mi.Shei.khaH2572.”Then the fireאֵשׁ־'esh-H784of Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430cameH3381downוַתֵּ֤רֶדva.Te.redH3381from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and consumedוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398him and his fiftyחֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃cha.mi.ShavH2572men.

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