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2 Kings 2:19-25

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.

23And he wentupוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from there toBethelH1008: and as he was goingupעֹלֶ֣ה'o.LehH5927by thewayבַדֶּ֗רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870, there cameforthיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318youthsוּנְעָרִ֤ים קְטַנִּים֙u.ne.'a.Rim ke.ta.NimH6996 H5288out of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, andmockedוַיִּתְקַלְּסוּ־vai.yit.ka.le.su-H7046him, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, Goupעֲלֵ֥ה'a.LehH5927, thou baldheadקֵרֵ֖חַke.Re.achH7142; goupעֲלֵ֥ה'a.LehH5927, thou baldheadקֵרֵֽחַ׃ke.Re.achH7142.

24And heturnedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437backאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310, andlookedוַיִּרְאֵ֔םvai.yir.'EmH7200on them, andcursedוַֽיְקַלְלֵ֖םvay.ka.LemH7043them in thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. And there cameforthוַתֵּצֶ֨אנָהva.te.Tze.nahH3318twoשְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147shebearsדֻּבִּים֙du.BimH1677out of thewoodהַיַּ֔עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293, andtoreוַתְּבַקַּ֣עְנָהva.te.va.Ka'.nahH1234fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֖יu.she.NeiH8147youthsיְלָדִֽים׃ye.la.DimH3206of them.

25And hewentH3212from there tomountהַ֣רharH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760, and from there hereturnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725toSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פsho.me.RonH8111.

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