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2 Kings 2:9-14

9And it came to pass, when they were gone overכְעָבְרָ֗םkhe.'a.ve.RamH5674,that Elijahוְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּve.'E.li.Ya.huH452saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559unto Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477,Askשְׁאַל֙she.'AlH7592what I shall doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213for thee, before I be taken awayאֶלָּקַ֣ח'e.la.KachH3947from thee. And Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I pray thee, let a doubleשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147portionפִּֽי־pi-H6310of thy spiritבְּרוּחֲךָ֖be.ru.cha.KhaH7307be upon me.

10And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thou hast askedלִשְׁא֑וֹלlish.'olH7592a hard thingהִקְשִׁ֣יתָhik.Shi.taH7185: nevertheless,if thou seeתִּרְאֶ֨הtir.'EhH7200me when I amtakenלֻקָּ֤חlu.KachH3947from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.

11And it came to pass, as they stillהֹלְכִ֤יםho.le.KhimH1980went onהָלוֹךְ֙ha.loKhH1980,and talkedוְדַבֵּ֔רve.da.BerH1696, that, behold, there appeareda chariotרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393of fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784,and horsesוְס֣וּסֵיve.Su.seiH5483of fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784,and partedוַיַּפְרִ֖דוּvai.yaf.Ri.duH6504them bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147asunderבֵּ֣יןbeinH996;and Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452went upוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927by a whirlwindבַּֽסְעָרָ֖הba.se.'a.RahH5591into heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

12And Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֣עve.'e.li.Sha'H477sawרֹאֶ֗הro.'EhH7200it,and he criedמְצַעֵק֙me.tza.'EkH6817,My fatherאָבִ֣י׀'a.ViH1,my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1,the chariotרֶ֤כֶבRe.khevH7393of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and the horsemenוּפָ֣רָשָׁ֔יוu.Fa.ra.ShavH6571thereof. And he sawרָאָ֖הוּra.'A.huH7200him no more: and he took holdוַֽיַּחֲזֵק֙vai.ya.cha.ZekH2388of his own clothesבִּבְגָדָ֔יוbiv.ga.DavH899,and rentוַיִּקְרָעֵ֖םvai.yik.ra.'EmH7167them in twoלִשְׁנַ֥יִםlish.Na.yimH8147piecesקְרָעִֽים׃ke.ra.'ImH7168.

13He took upוַיָּ֙רֶם֙vai.Ya.remH7311also the mantleאַדֶּ֣רֶת'a.De.retH155of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452that fellנָפְלָ֖הna.fe.LahH5307from him, and went backוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725,and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975by the bankשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383;

14And he tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947the mantleאַדֶּ֨רֶת'a.De.retH155of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452that fellנָפְלָ֤הna.fe.LahH5307from him, and smoteוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, Where isYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452?and when he also had smittenוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221the watersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,they partedוַיֵּֽחָצוּ֙vai.ye.cha.TzuH2673hither and thither: and Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477went overוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674.

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