Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 1:8-15

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.

9Then thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971unto him acaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269offiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572with hisfiftyוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יוva.cha.mi.ShavH2572. And hewentH5927upH5927to him: and,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, hesatיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427on thetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thehillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022. And he spake unto him, Omanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, thekingH4428hathsaidH1696,ComeH5927downרֵֽדָה׃Re.dahH3381.

10AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452answeredוַיַּעֲנֶ֣הvai.ya.'a.NehH6030andsaidוַיְדַבֵּר֮vay.da.BerH1696to thecaptainשַׂ֣רsarH8269offiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁים֒ha.cha.mi.ShimH2572,Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518I be amanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,letH3381fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784comeתֵּ֤רֶדTe.redH3381downH3381fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andconsumeוְתֹאכַ֥לve.to.KhalH398thee and thyfiftyחֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָcha.mi.Shei.khaH2572. And therecameH3381downוַתֵּ֤רֶדva.Te.redH3381fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andconsumedוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398him and hisfiftyחֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃cha.mi.ShavH2572.

11Andagainוַיָּ֜שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971unto himanotherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312captainשַׂר־sar-H8269offiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572with hisfiftyוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יוva.cha.mi.ShavH2572. And heansweredH559andsaidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559unto him, Omanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541hath thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,Comeרֵֽדָה׃Re.dahH3381downH3381quicklyמְהֵרָ֥הme.he.RahH4120.

12AndElijahאֵלִיָּה֮'e.li.YahH452answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto them,Ifאִם־'im-H518I be amanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,letH3381fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784comeתֵּ֤רֶדTe.redH3381downH3381fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andconsumeוְתֹאכַ֥לve.to.KhalH398thee and thyfiftyחֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָcha.mi.Shei.khaH2572. And thefireאֵשׁ־'esh-H784ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430cameH3381downוַתֵּ֤רֶדva.Te.redH3381fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andconsumedוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398him and hisfiftyחֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃cha.mi.ShavH2572.

13Andagainוַיָּ֗שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725hesentH7971thecaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of athirdשְׁלִשִׁ֖יםshe.li.ShimH7992fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572with hisfiftyוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יוva.cha.mi.ShavH2572. And thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992captainשַׂר־sar-H8269offiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572wentH935upH5927, andcameH935andfellH5927on hiskneesבִּרְכָּ֣יו׀bir.KavH1290beforeלְנֶ֣גֶדle.Ne.gedH5048Elijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, and besought him, andsaidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto him, Omanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, Iprayנָ֣אna'H4994thee,letH7971mylifeנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315, and thelifeוְנֶ֨פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315oftheseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֥יךָֽ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, bepreciousתִּֽיקַר־ti.kar-H3365in thysightבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

14Beholdהִ֠נֵּהHi.nehH2009, therecameיָ֤רְדָהYa.re.dahH3381fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784downH3381fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andconsumedוַ֠תֹּאכַלVa.to.khalH398thetwoשְׁנֵ֞יshe.NeiH8147formerהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223captainsשָׂרֵ֧יsa.ReiH8269offiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572with theirfiftiesחֲמִשֵּׁיהֶ֑םcha.mi.shei.HemH2572: butnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258letH3381mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315bepreciousתִּיקַ֥רti.KarH3365in thysightבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ סbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

15And theangelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֞רvay.da.BerH1696untoElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,Goרֵ֣דredH3381downH3381with him: benotאַל־'al-H408afraidתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372of him. And hearoseוַיָּ֛קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andwentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381with him unto thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

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