Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 2:15-22

15And when thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֤יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were atJerichoבִּֽירִיחוֹ֙bi.ri.ChoH3405overagainstעַל־'al-H5921himsawוַיִּרְאֻ֨הוּvai.yir.'U.huH7200him, theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, Thespiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307ofElijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452dothrestנָ֛חָהNa.chahH5117onElishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477. And theycameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935tomeetH7125him, andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812themselvesH7812to thegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776beforeמִנֶּ֔גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048him.

16And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him,Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֣אna'H4994, there be with thyservantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֩'a.va.dei.KhaH5650fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםcha.mi.ShimH2572strongחַ֗יִלCha.yilH2428menH376;letH7971themgoH7971,weH6435prayנָא֮na'H4994thee, andseekוִיבַקְשׁ֣וּvi.vak.ShuH1245thymasterאֲדֹנֶיךָ֒'a.do.nei.KhaH113:lestפֶּן־pen-H6435peradventure thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathtakenH5375himupH5375, andcastוַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993himuponH413someH376mountainהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022, orintoH413someH376valleyהַגֵּאָי֑וֹתha.ge.ya.'otH1516. And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Ye shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808sendתִשְׁלָֽחוּ׃tish.La.chuH7971.

17And when theyurgedוַיִּפְצְרוּ־vai.yif.tze.ru-H6484himtillעַד־'ad-H5704he wasashamedבֹּ֖שׁboshH954, hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Sendשְׁלָ֑חוּshe.La.chuH7971. Theysentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971thereforefiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376; and theysoughtוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּvay.vak.ShuH1245threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-H7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117, butfoundמְצָאֻֽהוּ׃me.tza.'U.huH4672himnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.

18And theycameH413backH7725to him,whileוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931he tarried atJerichoבִּירִיח֑וֹbi.ri.ChoH3405; and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,DidH3808InotH3808sayאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559untoyouH7725,GoH7725notH3808?

19And themenH376of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559untoElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477,Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,weכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834prayנָ֞אna'H4994thee, thesituationמוֹשַׁ֤בmo.ShavH4186of thiscityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892ispleasantט֔וֹבTovH2896, as mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113seeth: but thewaterוְהַמַּ֥יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325is naught, and thelandוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776miscarrieth.

20And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Bringקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947meאֵלָֽיו׃'e.LavH413anewחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319cruse, andputוְשִׂ֥ימוּve.Si.muH7760saltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417therein. And theybroughtוַיִּקְח֖וּvai.yik.ChuH3947it to him.

21And hewentH3318forthH3318unto thespringמוֹצָ֣אmo.Tza'H4161of thewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, andcastוַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־vai.yash.lekh-H7993saltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417therein, andsaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, I havehealedרִפִּ֙אתִי֙ri.Pi.tiH7495theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428watersלַמַּ֣יִםla.Ma.yimH4325; there shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be from thenceanyH5750moreH5750deathמָ֥וֶתMa.vetH4194ormiscarryingוּמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃u.me.sha.Ka.letH7921.

22SoH834thewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325werehealedוַיֵּרָפ֣וּvai.ye.ra.FuH7495unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, according to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofElishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477whichH834he spake.

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