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2 Kings 2:23-24

23And he went upוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from thence unto Beth–elH1008:and as he was going upעֹלֶ֣ה'o.LehH5927by the wayבַדֶּ֗רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870,there came forthיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318littleקְטַנִּים֙ke.ta.NimH6996childrenוּנְעָרִ֤יםu.ne.'a.RimH5288out of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and mockedוַיִּתְקַלְּסוּ־vai.yit.ka.le.su-H7046him, and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, Go upעֲלֵ֥ה'a.LehH5927,thou bald headקֵרֵ֖חַke.Re.achH7142;go upעֲלֵ֥ה'a.LehH5927,thou bald headקֵרֵֽחַ׃ke.Re.achH7142.

24And he turnedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437backאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310,and lookedוַיִּרְאֵ֔םvai.yir.'EmH7200on them, and cursedוַֽיְקַלְלֵ֖םvay.ka.LemH7043them in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.And there came forthוַתֵּצֶ֨אנָהva.te.Tze.nahH3318twoשְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147she bearsדֻּבִּים֙du.BimH1677out of the woodהַיַּ֔עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293,and tareוַתְּבַקַּ֣עְנָהva.te.va.Ka'.nahH1234fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705and twoוּשְׁנֵ֖יu.she.NeiH8147childrenיְלָדִֽים׃ye.la.DimH3206of them.

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