New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 2:9-10

9When they had crossedH5674overH5674,Elijahוְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּve.'E.li.Ya.huH452saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477, “Askשְׁאַל֙she.'AlH7592mewhatמָ֣הmahH4100I should doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213for you beforeבְּטֶ֖רֶםbe.Te.remH2962I am takenאֶלָּקַ֣ח'e.la.KachH3947from you.” And Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָ֛אna'H4994let adoubleשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147portionפִּֽי־pi-H6310of your spiritבְּרוּחֲךָ֖be.ru.cha.KhaH7307be upon me.”

10He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You have askedלִשְׁא֑וֹלlish.'olH7592a hardH7185thingH7185. Nevertheless,ifאִם־'im-H518youseeתִּרְאֶ֨הtir.'EhH7200me when I am takenלֻקָּ֤חlu.KachH3947from you, it shall be soכֵ֔ןKhenH3651for you; but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518not, it shall not be so.”

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