Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 2:15-22

15And when the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֤יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030which wereto view at Jerichoבִּֽירִיחוֹ֙bi.ri.ChoH3405sawוַיִּרְאֻ֨הוּvai.yir.'U.huH7200him, they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,The spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452doth restנָ֛חָהNa.chahH5117on Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477.And they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to meetH7125him, and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812themselves to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776before him.

16And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Behold now, there beיֵֽשׁ־yesh-H3426with thy servantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֩'a.va.dei.KhaH5650fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםcha.mi.ShimH2572strongחַ֗יִלCha.yilH2428menאֲנָשִׁ֜ים בְּנֵֽי־'a.na.Shim be.nei-H582 H1121;let them goH3212,we pray thee, and seekוִיבַקְשׁ֣וּvi.vak.ShuH1245thy masterאֲדֹנֶיךָ֒'a.do.nei.KhaH113:lest peradventure the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath taken him upנְשָׂאוֹ֙ne.sa.'OH5375,and castוַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993him upon someבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259mountainהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,or into someבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.ChatH259valleyהַגֵּאָי֑וֹתha.ge.ya.'otH1516.And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ye shall not sendתִשְׁלָֽחוּ׃tish.La.chuH7971.

17And when they urgedוַיִּפְצְרוּ־vai.yif.tze.ru-H6484him till he was ashamedבֹּ֖שׁboshH954,he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Sendשְׁלָ֑חוּshe.La.chuH7971.They sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971therefore fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;and they soughtוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּvay.vak.ShuH1245threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-H7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,but foundמְצָאֻֽהוּ׃me.tza.'U.huH4672him not.

18And when they came againוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to him, (for he tarriedיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427at Jerichoבִּירִיח֑וֹbi.ri.ChoH3405,)he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Did I not sayאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559unto you, GoH3212not?

19And the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559unto Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477,Behold, I pray thee, the situationמוֹשַׁ֤בmo.ShavH4186of this cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892ispleasantט֔וֹבTovH2896,as my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113seethרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200:but the waterוְהַמַּ֥יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325isnaughtרָעִ֖יםra.'ImH7451,and the groundוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776barrenמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃me.sha.Ka.letH7921.

20And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Bringקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947me a newחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319cruseצְלֹחִ֣יתtze.lo.ChitH6746,and putוְשִׂ֥ימוּve.Si.muH7760saltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417therein. And they broughtוַיִּקְח֖וּvai.yik.ChuH3947it to him.

21And he went forthוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318unto the springמוֹצָ֣אmo.Tza'H4161of the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,and castוַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־vai.yash.lekh-H7993the saltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417in there, and saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,I have healedרִפִּ֙אתִי֙ri.Pi.tiH7495these watersלַמַּ֣יִםla.Ma.yimH4325;there shall not be from thence any more deathמָ֥וֶתMa.vetH4194or barrenוּמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃u.me.sha.Ka.letH7921land.

22So the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325were healedוַיֵּרָפ֣וּvai.ye.ra.FuH7495unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,according to the sayingכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477which he spakeדִּבֵּֽר׃ פdi.BerH1696.

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