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2 Kings 2:15-22

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?

19And themenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559toElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477, Behold, I pray thee, thesituationמוֹשַׁ֤בmo.ShavH4186of thiscityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892ispleasantט֔וֹבTovH2896, as mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113seethרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200: but thewaterוְהַמַּ֥יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325isbadרָעִ֖יםra.'ImH7451, and thegroundוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776barrenמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃me.sha.Ka.letH7921.

20And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Bringקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947me anewחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319cruseצְלֹחִ֣יתtze.lo.ChitH6746, andputוְשִׂ֥ימוּve.Si.muH7760saltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417in it. And theybroughtוַיִּקְח֖וּvai.yik.ChuH3947it to him.

21And he wentforthוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318to thespringמוֹצָ֣אmo.Tza'H4161of thewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, andcastוַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־vai.yash.lekh-H7993thesaltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417in there, andsaidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, I havehealedרִפִּ֙אתִי֙ri.Pi.tiH7495thesewatersלַמַּ֣יִםla.Ma.yimH4325; there shall not be from there any moredeathמָ֥וֶתMa.vetH4194orbarrenוּמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃u.me.sha.Ka.letH7921land .

22So thewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325werehealedוַיֵּרָפ֣וּvai.ye.ra.FuH7495to thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, according to thesayingכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofElishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477which hespokeדִּבֵּֽר׃ פdi.BerH1696.

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