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2 Kings 2:19-22

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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