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2 Kings 1:2-8

2AndAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֜ה'a.chaz.YahH274felldownוַיִּפֹּ֨לvai.yi.PolH5307through alatticeהַשְּׂבָכָ֗הha.se.va.KhahH7639in his upperchamberבַּעֲלִיָּת֛וֹba.'a.li.ya.ToH5944that was inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111, and wassickוַיָּ֑חַלvai.Ya.chalH2470: and hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,GoH3212,enquireדִרְשׁ֗וּdir.ShuH1875ofBaalzebubH1176thegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEkronעֶקְר֔וֹןek.RonH6138whether I shallrecoverאֶחְיֶ֖ה'ech.YehH2421from thisdiseaseמֵחֳלִ֥יme.cho.LiH2483.

3But theangelוּמַלְאַ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696toElijahאֵלִיָּ֣ה'e.li.YahH452theTishbiteהַתִּשְׁבִּ֔יha.tish.BiH8664,Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965, goupעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927tomeetH7125themessengersמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, andsayוְדַבֵּ֣רve.da.BerH1696to them, Is it not because there is not aGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that yegoהֹֽלְכִ֔יםho.le.KhimH1980toenquireלִדְרֹ֕שׁlid.RoshH1875ofBaalzebubH1176thegodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEkronעֶקְרֽוֹן׃ek.RonH6138?

4Now therefore thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Thou shalt not comedownתֵרֵ֥דte.RedH3381from thatbedהַמִּטָּ֞הha.mi.TahH4296on which thou art goneupעָלִ֥יתָ'a.Li.taH5927, but shaltsurelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֑וּתta.MutH4191. AndElijahאֵלִיָּֽה׃'e.li.YahH452departedH3212.

5And when themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397returnedוַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to him, hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Why have yenowזֶּ֥הzehH2088returnedשַׁבְתֶּֽם׃shav.TemH7725?

6And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, There cameupעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927amanאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376tomeetH7125us, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to us,GoH3212,returnשׁוּבוּ֮shu.VuH7725to thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thatsentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971you, andsayוְדִבַּרְתֶּ֣םve.di.bar.TemH1696to him, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Is it not because there is not aGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that thousendestשֹׁלֵ֔חַsho.Le.achH7971toenquireלִדְרֹ֕שׁlid.RoshH1875ofBaalzebubH1176thegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEkronעֶקְר֑וֹןek.RonH6138? therefore thou shalt not comedownתֵרֵ֥דte.RedH3381from thatbedהַמִּטָּ֞הha.mi.TahH4296on which thou art goneupעָלִ֥יתָ'a.Li.taH5927, but shaltsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

7And hesaidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to them, Whatmannerמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941ofmanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376was he who cameupעָלָ֖ה'a.LahH5927tomeetH7125you, andtoldוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696you thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697?

8And theyansweredוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559him, He was anhairyשֵׂעָ֔רse.'ArH8181manאִ֚ישׁ בַּ֣עַל'ish Ba.'alH1167 H376, andgirtאָז֣וּר'a.ZurH247with aleatherע֖וֹרorH5785beltוְאֵז֥וֹרve.'e.ZorH232about hisloinsבְּמָתְנָ֑יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975. And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, It isElijahאֵלִיָּ֥ה'e.li.YahH452theTishbiteהַתִּשְׁבִּ֖יha.tish.BiH8664.

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