2 Kings 1
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וַיִּפֹּ֨לand he fellאֲחַזְיָ֜הAhaziahבְּעַ֣דthroughהַשְּׂבָכָ֗הthe window-latticeבַּעֲלִיָּת֛וֹin upper room hisאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןwas in Samariaוַיָּ֑חַלand he became illוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חand he sentמַלְאָכִ֔יםmessengersוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵהֶם֙to themלְכ֣וּgoדִרְשׁ֗וּconsultבְּבַ֤עַלin Baalזְבוּב֙Zebubאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe god ofעֶקְר֔וֹןEkronאִם־ifאֶחְיֶ֖הI will liveמֵחֳלִ֥יfrom sicknessזֶֽה׃ סthis
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וּמַלְאַ֣ךְand the angel ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehדִּבֶּר֙he spokeאֶל־toאֵלִיָּ֣הElijahהַתִּשְׁבִּ֔יthe Tishbiteק֣וּםariseעֲלֵ֔הgo upלִקְרַ֖אתto meetמַלְאֲכֵ֣יthe messengers ofמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofשֹׁמְר֑וֹןSamariaוְדַבֵּ֣רand speakאֲלֵהֶ֔םto themהַֽמִבְּלִ֤י¿ becasue notאֵין־there notאֱלֹהִים֙is a Godבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לin Israelאַתֶּם֙are youהֹֽלְכִ֔יםgoingלִדְרֹ֕שׁto consultבְּבַ֥עַלin Baalזְב֖וּבZebubאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe god ofעֶקְרֽוֹן׃Ekron
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וַיֹּאמְר֨וּand they saidאֵלָ֜יוto himאִ֣ישׁ׀a manעָלָ֣הhe came upלִקְרָאתֵ֗נוּto meet usוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלֵינוּ֮to usלְכ֣וּgoשׁוּבוּ֮returnאֶל־toהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingאֲשֶׁר־whoשָׁלַ֣חhe sentאֶתְכֶם֒obj. youוְדִבַּרְתֶּ֣םand you will speakאֵלָ֗יוto himכֹּ֚הthusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֔הYahwehהַֽמִבְּלִ֤י¿ because notאֵין־there notאֱלֹהִים֙is a Godבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לin Israelאַתָּ֣הare youשֹׁלֵ֔חַsendingלִדְרֹ֕שׁto consultבְּבַ֥עַלin Baalזְב֖וּבZebubאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe godעֶקְר֑וֹןEkronלָ֠כֵןto thereforeהַמִּטָּ֞הthe bedאֲשֶׁר־whereעָלִ֥יתָyou have gone upשָּׁ֛םthereלֹֽא־notתֵרֵ֥דyou will come downמִמֶּ֖נָּהfrom itכִּֽי־forמ֥וֹתcertainly to dieתָּמֽוּת׃you will die
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֥חand he sentאֵלָ֛יוto himשַׂר־a commander ofחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםa fiftyוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יוand fifty men hisוַיַּ֣עַלand he went upאֵלָ֗יוto himוְהִנֵּה֙and there!יֹשֵׁב֙he was sittingעַל־onרֹ֣אשׁthe top ofהָהָ֔רthe hillוַיְדַבֵּ֣רand he spokeאֵלָ֔יוto himאִ֚ישׁO man ofהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godהַמֶּ֥לֶךְthe kingדִּבֶּ֖רhe has spokenרֵֽדָה׃come down !
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וַיַּעֲנֶ֣הand he answeredאֵלִיָּ֗הוּElijahוַיְדַבֵּר֮and he spokeאֶל־toשַׂ֣רthe commander ofהַחֲמִשִּׁים֒the fiftyוְאִם־and ifאִ֤ישׁam a man ofאֱלֹהִים֙Godאָ֔נִיIתֵּ֤רֶדlet it come downאֵשׁ֙fireמִן־fromהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavensוְתֹאכַ֥לand let it consumeאֹתְךָ֖obj. youוְאֶת־and obj.חֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָfifty men yourוַתֵּ֤רֶדand it came downאֵשׁ֙fireמִן־fromהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavensוַתֹּ֥אכַלand it consumedאֹת֖וֹobj. himוְאֶת־and obj.חֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃fifty men his
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וַיָּ֜שָׁבand he returnedוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חand he sentאֵלָ֛יוto himשַׂר־a commander ofחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםa fiftyאַחֵ֖רanotherוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יוand fifty men hisוַיַּ֙עַן֙and he answeredוַיְדַבֵּ֣רand he spokeאֵלָ֔יוto himאִ֚ישׁO man ofהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godכֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֥רhe saysהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingמְהֵרָ֥הquicklyרֵֽדָה׃come down !
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וַיַּ֣עַןand he answeredאֵלִיָּה֮Elijahוַיְדַבֵּ֣רand he spokeאֲלֵיהֶם֒to themאִם־ifאִ֤ישׁam the man ofהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙the Godאָ֔נִיIתֵּ֤רֶדlet it come downאֵשׁ֙fireמִן־fromהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavensוְתֹאכַ֥לand let it consumeאֹתְךָ֖obj. youוְאֶת־and obj.חֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָfifty men yourוַתֵּ֤רֶדand it came downאֵשׁ־the fire ofאֱלֹהִים֙Godמִן־fromהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavensוַתֹּ֥אכַלand it consumedאֹת֖וֹobj. himוְאֶת־and obj.חֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃fifty men his
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וַיָּ֗שָׁבand he returnedוַיִּשְׁלַ֛חand he sentשַׂר־a commander ofחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםa fiftyשְׁלִשִׁ֖יםthirdוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יוand fifty men hisוַיַּ֡עַלand he went upוַיָּבֹא֩and he wentשַׂר־the commander ofהַחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםthe fiftyהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יthe thirdוַיִּכְרַ֥עand he bowed downעַל־onבִּרְכָּ֣יו׀knees hisלְנֶ֣גֶדto beforeאֵלִיָּ֗הוּElijahוַיִּתְחַנֵּ֤ןand he sought favorאֵלָיו֙to himוַיְדַבֵּ֣רand he spokeאֵלָ֔יוto himאִ֚ישׁO man ofהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godתִּֽיקַר־let it be preciousנָ֣אpleaseנַפְשִׁ֗יlife myוְנֶ֨פֶשׁand the life ofעֲבָדֶ֥יךָֽservants yourאֵ֛לֶּהtheseחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםfifty menבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃in view your
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הִ֠נֵּהhere!יָ֤רְדָהit has come downאֵשׁ֙fireמִן־fromהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavensוַ֠תֹּאכַלand it has consumedאֶת־obj.שְׁנֵ֞יthe twoשָׂרֵ֧יthe commanders ofהַחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםthe fiftiesהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםthe formerוְאֶת־and obj.חֲמִשֵּׁיהֶ֑םfifty men theirוְעַתָּ֕הand nowתִּיקַ֥רlet it be preciousנַפְשִׁ֖יlife myבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ סin view your
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וַיְדַבֵּ֨רand he spokeאֵלָ֜יוto himכֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֗הYahwehיַ֜עַןbecauseאֲשֶׁר־thatשָׁלַ֣חְתָּyou have sentמַלְאָכִים֮messengersלִדְרֹשׁ֮to consultבְּבַ֣עַלin Baalזְבוּב֮Zebubאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe god ofעֶקְרוֹן֒Ekronהַֽמִבְּלִ֤י¿ because notאֵין־is there notאֱלֹהִים֙a Godבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לin Israelלִדְרֹ֖שׁto consultבִּדְבָר֑וֹin word hisלָ֠כֵןto thereforeהַמִּטָּ֞הthe bedאֲשֶׁר־whereעָלִ֥יתָyou have gone upשָּׁ֛םthereלֹֽא־notתֵרֵ֥דyou will come downמִמֶּ֖נָּהfrom itכִּֽי־forמ֥וֹתcertainly to dieתָּמֽוּת׃you will die
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וַיָּ֜מָתand he diedכִּדְבַ֥רaccording to the word ofיְהוָ֣ה׀Yahwehאֲשֶׁר־whichדִּבֶּ֣רhe spokeאֵלִיָּ֗הוּElijahוַיִּמְלֹ֤ךְand he became kingיְהוֹרָם֙Jehoramתַּחְתָּ֔יו פin place of himבִּשְׁנַ֣תin yearשְׁתַּ֔יִםtwoלִיהוֹרָ֥םof Jehoramבֶּן־the son ofיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טJehoshaphatמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofיְהוּדָ֑הJudahכִּ֛יforלֹֽא־notהָ֥יָהhe belongedל֖וֹto himבֵּֽן׃a son
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