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2 Kings 1:2-8

2AndAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֜ה'a.chaz.YahH274fellH5307downH5307throughבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157thelatticeהַשְּׂבָכָ֗הha.se.va.KhahH7639in hisupperבַּעֲלִיָּת֛וֹba.'a.li.ya.ToH5944chamberH5944that was inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111, and wassickוַיָּ֑חַלvai.Ya.chalH2470: and hesentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,GoH7971,inquireדִרְשׁ֗וּdir.ShuH1875ofBaal-zebubH1176thegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEkronעֶקְר֔וֹןek.RonH6138whetherאִם־'im-H518I shallrecoverאֶחְיֶ֖ה'ech.YehH2421of thissicknessמֵחֳלִ֥יme.cho.LiH2483.

3But theangelוּמַלְאַ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696toElijahאֵלִיָּ֣ה'e.li.YahH452the Tishbite,Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,goH1980upעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927tomeetH7125themessengersמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, andsayוְדַבֵּ֣רve.da.BerH1696unto them, Is itbecauseH413there isnoאֵין־'ein-H369Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that yegoH1980toinquireלִדְרֹ֕שׁlid.RoshH1875ofBaal-zebubH1176thegodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEkronעֶקְרֽוֹן׃ek.RonH6138?

4NowH3588thereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808comeH5927downH3381from thebedהַמִּטָּ֞הha.mi.TahH4296whither thou artgoneH5927upH5927, but shaltsurelyH3588dieH4191. AndElijahאֵלִיָּֽה׃'e.li.YahH452departedH3381.

5And themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397returnedוַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725unto him, and hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Whyמַה־mah-H4100is it that ye arereturnedשַׁבְתֶּֽם׃shav.TemH7725?

6And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, TherecameH5927upH5927amanאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376tomeetH7125usH413, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untousH413,GoH5927,turnH7725againH7725unto thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thatsentH7971youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859, andsayאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559unto him,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Is itbecauseH3588there isnoH3808Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that thou sendest toinquireלִדְרֹ֕שׁlid.RoshH1875ofBaal-zebubH1176thegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEkronעֶקְר֑וֹןek.RonH6138? therefore thou shaltnotH3808comeH5927downתֵרֵ֥דte.RedH3381from thebedהַמִּטָּ֞הha.mi.TahH4296whither thou artgoneH5927upH5927, but shaltsurelyH3588dieH4191.

7And hesaidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto them,Whatמֶ֚הmehH4100mannerH1697ofmanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376was hewhichH834cameH5927upH5927tomeetH7125youH834, andtoldוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696youH834theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697?

8And theyansweredוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559him, He was anhairyשֵׂעָ֔רse.'ArH8181manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376, and girt with agirdleוְאֵז֥וֹרve.'e.ZorH232ofleatherע֖וֹרorH5785aboutאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413hisloinsבְּמָתְנָ֑יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975. And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, It isElijahאֵלִיָּ֥ה'e.li.YahH452the Tishbite.

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