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2 Kings 2:16-18

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?

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