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2 Kings 1:9-14

9Then thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971to him acaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269offiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572with hisfiftyוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יוva.cha.mi.ShavH2572. And he wentupוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to him: and, behold, hesatיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427on thetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of anhillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022. And hespokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to him, Thoumanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, thekingH4428hathsaidדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696, Comedownרֵֽדָה׃Re.dahH3381.

10AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452answeredוַיַּעֲנֶ֣הvai.ya.'a.NehH6030andsaidוַיְדַבֵּר֮vay.da.BerH1696to thecaptainשַׂ֣רsarH8269offiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁים֒ha.cha.mi.ShimH2572, If I am amanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430, then letfireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784comedownתֵּ֤רֶדTe.redH3381fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andconsumeוְתֹאכַ֥לve.to.KhalH398thee and thyfiftyחֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָcha.mi.Shei.khaH2572. And there camedownוַתֵּ֤רֶדva.Te.redH3381fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andconsumedוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398him and hisfiftyחֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃cha.mi.ShavH2572.

11Againוַיָּ֜שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725also hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971to himanotherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312captainשַׂר־sar-H8269offiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572with hisfiftyוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יוva.cha.mi.ShavH2572. And heansweredוַיַּ֙עַן֙vai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to him, Omanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, thus hath thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559, Comedownרֵֽדָה׃Re.dahH3381quicklyמְהֵרָ֥הme.he.RahH4120.

12AndElijahאֵלִיָּה֮'e.li.YahH452answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to them, If I am amanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430, letfireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784comedownתֵּ֤רֶדTe.redH3381fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andconsumeוְתֹאכַ֥לve.to.KhalH398thee and thyfiftyחֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָcha.mi.Shei.khaH2572. And thefireאֵשׁ־'esh-H784ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430camedownוַתֵּ֤רֶדva.Te.redH3381fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andconsumedוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398him and hisfiftyחֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃cha.mi.ShavH2572.

13And hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֛חvai.yish.LachH7971againוַיָּ֗שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725acaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of thethirdשְׁלִשִׁ֖יםshe.li.ShimH7992fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572with hisfiftyוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יוva.cha.mi.ShavH2572. And thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992captainשַׂר־sar-H8269offiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572wentupוַיַּ֡עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927, andcameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935andfellוַיִּכְרַ֥עvai.yikh.Ra'H3766on hiskneesבִּרְכָּ֣יו׀bir.KavH1290beforeלְנֶ֣גֶדle.Ne.gedH5048Elijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, andbesoughtוַיִּתְחַנֵּ֤ןvai.yit.cha.NenH2603him, andsaidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to him, Omanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, I pray thee, let mylifeנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315, and thelifeוְנֶ֨פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of thesefiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֥יךָֽ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, bepreciousתִּֽיקַר־ti.kar-H3365in thysightבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

14Behold, therecameיָ֤רְדָהYa.re.dahH3381fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784downH3381fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and burntupוַ֠תֹּאכַלVa.to.khalH398thetwoשְׁנֵ֞יshe.NeiH8147captainsשָׂרֵ֧יsa.ReiH8269of theformerהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223fiftiesהַחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572with theirfiftiesחֲמִשֵּׁיהֶ֑םcha.mi.shei.HemH2572: therefore let mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315now bepreciousתִּיקַ֥רti.KarH3365in thysightבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ סbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

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