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2 Kings 2:11-18

11And it came to pass, as theystillהֹלְכִ֤יםho.le.KhimH1980wentonהָלוֹךְ֙ha.loKhH1980, andtalkedוְדַבֵּ֔רve.da.BerH1696, that, behold, there appeared achariotרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393offireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784, andhorsesוְס֣וּסֵיve.Su.seiH5483offireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784, andseparatedוַיַּפְרִ֖דוּvai.yaf.Ri.duH6504themבֵּ֣ין שְׁנֵיהֶ֑םbein she.nei.HemH8147 H996; andElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452wentupוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927by awhirlwindבַּֽסְעָרָ֖הba.se.'a.RahH5591intoheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

12AndElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֣עve.'e.li.Sha'H477sawרֹאֶ֗הro.'EhH7200it, and hecriedמְצַעֵק֙me.tza.'EkH6817, Myfatherאָבִ֣י׀'a.ViH1, myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1, thechariotרֶ֤כֶבRe.khevH7393ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and itshorsemenוּפָ֣רָשָׁ֔יוu.Fa.ra.ShavH6571. And hesawרָאָ֖הוּra.'A.huH7200him no more: and he tookholdוַֽיַּחֲזֵק֙vai.ya.cha.ZekH2388of his ownclothesבִּבְגָדָ֔יוbiv.ga.DavH899, andtoreוַיִּקְרָעֵ֖םvai.yik.ra.'EmH7167them intwoלִשְׁנַ֥יִםlish.Na.yimH8147piecesקְרָעִֽים׃ke.ra.'ImH7168.

13He tookupוַיָּ֙רֶם֙vai.Ya.remH7311also themantleאַדֶּ֣רֶת'a.De.retH155ofElijahאֵלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452thatfellנָפְלָ֖הna.fe.LahH5307from him, and wentbackוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725, andstoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975by thebankשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383;

14And hetookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947themantleאַדֶּ֨רֶת'a.De.retH155ofElijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452thatfellנָפְלָ֤הna.fe.LahH5307from him, andsmoteוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221thewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, Where is theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofElijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452? and when he also hadsmittenוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221thewatersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, theypartedוַיֵּֽחָצוּ֙vai.ye.cha.TzuH2673to the one side and to the other: andElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477wentoverוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674.

15And when thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֤יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who were looking on atJerichoבִּֽירִיחוֹ֙bi.ri.ChoH3405sawוַיִּרְאֻ֨הוּvai.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-H7812themselves to thegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776before him.

16And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, Behold now, thereareיֵֽשׁ־yesh-H3426with thyservantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֩'a.va.dei.KhaH5650fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםcha.mi.ShimH2572strongחַ֗יִלCha.yilH2428menאֲנָשִׁ֜ים בְּנֵֽי־'a.na.Shim be.nei-H1121 H582; let themgoH3212, we pray thee, andseekוִיבַקְשׁ֣וּvi.vak.ShuH1245thymasterאֲדֹנֶיךָ֒'a.do.nei.KhaH113: lest perhaps theSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath taken himupנְשָׂאוֹ֙ne.sa.'OH5375, andcastוַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993him uponsomeבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259mountainהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022, or intosomeבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.ChatH259valleyהַגֵּאָי֑וֹתha.ge.ya.'otH1516. And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Ye shall notsendתִשְׁלָֽחוּ׃tish.La.chuH7971.

17And when theyurgedוַיִּפְצְרוּ־vai.yif.tze.ru-H6484him till he 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.huH4672him not.

18And when they cameagainוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to him, (for hetarriedיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427atJerichoבִּירִיח֑וֹbi.ri.ChoH3405,) hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Did I notsayאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to you,GoH3212not?

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