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2 Kings 1:9-18

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.

15And theangelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֞רvay.da.BerH1696toElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, Godownרֵ֣דredH3381with him: be notafraidתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372ofhimמִפָּנָ֑יוmi.pa.NavH6440. And hearoseוַיָּ֛קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, and wentdownוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381with him to thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

16And hesaidוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696to him, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Forasmuch as thou hastsentשָׁלַ֣חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimH4397toenquireלִדְרֹשׁ֮lid.RoshH1875ofBaalzebubH1176thegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEkronעֶקְרוֹן֒'ek.rOnH6138, is it not because there is noGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478toenquireלִדְרֹ֖שׁlid.RoshH1875of hiswordבִּדְבָר֑וֹbid.va.RoH1697? therefore thou shalt not comedownתֵרֵ֥דte.RedH3381off thatbedהַמִּטָּ֞הha.mi.TahH4296on which thou art goneupעָלִ֥יתָ'a.Li.taH5927, but shaltsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

17So hediedוַיָּ֜מָתvai.Ya.motH4191according to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068whichElijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452hadspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696. AndJehoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֤ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead in thesecondשְׁתַּ֔יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofJehoramלִיהוֹרָ֥םli.ho.RamH3088thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; because he had nosonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

18Now therestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274which hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, are they notwrittenכְתוּבִ֗יםkhe.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478?

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