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1. And it cometh to pass, at Jehovah`s taking up Elijah in a whirlwind to the heavens, that Elijah goeth, and Elisha, from Gilgal,
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1. And it came to pass H1961 , when the LORD H3068 would take up H5927 H853 Elijah H452 into heaven H8064 by a whirlwind H5591 , that Elijah H452 went H1980 with Elisha H477 from H4480 Gilgal H1537 .
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2. and Elijah saith unto Elisha, `Abide, I pray thee, here, for Jehovah hath sent me unto Beth-El;` and Elisha saith, `Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth, if I leave thee;` and they go down to Beth-El.
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2. And Elijah H452 said H559 unto H413 Elisha H477 , Tarry H3427 here H6311 , I pray thee H4994 ; for H3588 the LORD H3068 hath sent H7971 me to H5704 Bethel H1008 . And Elisha H477 said H559 unto him, As the LORD H3068 liveth H2416 , and as thy soul H5315 liveth H2416 , I will not H518 leave H5800 thee . So they went down H3381 to Bethel H1008 .
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3. And sons of the prophets who are in Beth-El come out unto Elisha, and say unto him, `Hast thou known that to-day Jehovah is taking thy lord from thy head?` and he saith, `I also have known -- keep silent.`
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3. And the sons H1121 of the prophets H5030 that H834 were at Bethel H1008 came forth H3318 to H413 Elisha H477 , and said H559 unto H413 him, Knowest H3045 thou that H3588 the LORD H3068 will take away H3947 H853 thy master H113 from H4480 H5921 thy head H7218 today H3117 ? And he said H559 , Yea H1571 , I H589 know H3045 it ; hold ye your peace H2814 .
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4. And Elijah saith to him, `Elisha, abide, I pray thee, here, for Jehovah hath sent me to Jericho;` and he saith, `Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth, if I leave thee;` and they come in to Jericho.
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4. And Elijah H452 said H559 unto him, Elisha H477 , tarry H3427 here H6311 , I pray thee H4994 ; for H3588 the LORD H3068 hath sent H7971 me to Jericho H3405 . And he said H559 , As the LORD H3068 liveth H2416 , and as thy soul H5315 liveth H2416 , I will not H518 leave H5800 thee . So they came H935 to Jericho H3405 .
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5. And sons of the prophets who are in Jericho come nigh unto Elisha, and say unto him, `Hast thou known that to-day Jehovah is taking thy lord from thy head?` and he saith, `I also have known -- keep silent.`
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5. And the sons H1121 of the prophets H5030 that H834 were at Jericho H3405 came H5066 to H413 Elisha H477 , and said H559 unto H413 him, Knowest H3045 thou that H3588 the LORD H3068 will take away H3947 H853 thy master H113 from H4480 H5921 thy head H7218 today H3117 ? And he answered H559 , Yea H1571 , I H589 know H3045 it ; hold ye your peace H2814 .
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6. And Elijah saith to him, `Abide, I pray thee, here, for Jehovah hath sent me to the Jordan;` and he saith, `Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth, if I leave thee;` and they go on both of them,
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6. And Elijah H452 said H559 unto him, Tarry H3427 , I pray thee H4994 , here H6311 ; for H3588 the LORD H3068 hath sent H7971 me to Jordan H3383 . And he said H559 , As the LORD H3068 liveth H2416 , and as thy soul H5315 liveth H2416 , I will not H518 leave H5800 thee . And they two H8147 went on H1980 .
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7. -- and fifty men of the sons of the prophets have gone on, and stand over-against afar off -- and both of them have stood by the Jordan.
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7. And fifty H2572 men H376 of the sons H4480 H1121 of the prophets H5030 went H1980 , and stood H5975 to view H4480 H5048 afar off H4480 H7350 : and they two H8147 stood H5975 by H5921 Jordan H3383 .
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8. And Elijah taketh his robe, and wrappeth it together, and smiteth the waters, and they are halved, hither and thither, and they pass over both of them on dry land.
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8. And Elijah H452 took H3947 H853 his mantle H155 , and wrapped it together H1563 , and smote H5221 H853 the waters H4325 , and they were divided H2673 hither H2008 and thither H2008 , so that they two H8147 went over H5674 on dry ground H2724 .
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9. And it cometh to pass, at their passing over, that Elijah hath said unto Elisha, `Ask, what do I do for thee before I am taken from thee?` and Elisha saith, `Then let there be, I pray thee, a double portion of thy spirit unto me;`
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9. And it came to pass H1961 , when they were gone over H5674 , that Elijah H452 said H559 unto H413 Elisha H477 , Ask H7592 what H4100 I shall do H6213 for thee, before H2962 I be taken away H3947 from H4480 H5973 thee . And Elisha H477 said H559 , I pray thee H4994 , let a double H8147 portion H6310 of thy spirit H7307 be H1961 upon H413 me.
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10. and he saith, `Thou hast asked a hard thing; if thou dost see me taken from thee, it is to thee so; and if not, it is not.`
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10. And he said H559 , Thou hast asked H7592 a hard thing H7185 : nevertheless , if H518 thou see H7200 me when I am taken H3947 from H4480 H854 thee , it shall be H1961 so H3651 unto thee ; but if H518 not H369 , it shall not H3808 be H1961 so .
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11. And it cometh to pass, they are going, going on and speaking, and lo, a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and they separate between them both, and Elijah goeth up in a whirlwind, to the heavens.
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11. And it came to pass H1961 , as they H1992 still went on H1980 , and talked H1696 , that, behold H2009 , there appeared a chariot H7393 of fire H784 , and horses H5483 of fire H784 , and parted H6504 them both H8147 asunder H996 ; and Elijah H452 went up H5927 by a whirlwind H5591 into heaven H8064 .
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12. And Elisha is seeing, and he is crying, `My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and its horsemen;` and he hath not seen him again; and he taketh hold on his garments, and rendeth them into two pieces.
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12. And Elisha H477 saw H7200 it , and he H1931 cried H6817 , My father H1 , my father H1 , the chariot H7393 of Israel H3478 , and the horsemen H6571 thereof . And he saw H7200 him no H3808 more H5750 : and he took hold H2388 of his own clothes H899 , and rent H7167 them in two H8147 pieces H7168 .
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13. And he taketh up the robe of Elijah, that fell from off him, and turneth back and standeth on the edge of the Jordan,
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13. He took up H7311 also H853 the mantle H155 of Elijah H452 that H834 fell H5307 from H4480 H5921 him , and went back H7725 , and stood H5975 by H5921 the bank H8193 of Jordan H3383 ;
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14. and he taketh the robe of Elijah that fell from off him, and smiteth the waters, and saith, `Where is Jehovah, God of Elijah -- even He?` and he smiteth the waters, and they are halved, hither and thither, and Elisha passeth over.
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14. And he took H3947 H853 the mantle H155 of Elijah H452 that H834 fell H5307 from H4480 H5921 him , and smote H5221 H853 the waters H4325 , and said H559 , Where H346 is the LORD H3068 God H430 of Elijah H452 ? and when he H1931 also H637 had smitten H5221 H853 the waters H4325 , they parted H2673 hither H2008 and thither H2008 : and Elisha H477 went over H5674 .
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15. And they see him -- the sons of the prophets who are in Jericho -- over-against, and they say, `Rested hath the spirit of Elijah on Elisha;` and they come to meet him, and bow themselves to him to the earth,
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15. And when the sons H1121 of the prophets H5030 which H834 were to view H4480 H5048 at Jericho H3405 saw H7200 him , they said H559 , The spirit H7307 of Elijah H452 doth rest H5117 on H5921 Elisha H477 . And they came H935 to meet H7125 him , and bowed themselves H7812 to the ground H776 before him.
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16. and say unto him, `Lo, we pray thee, there are with thy servants fifty men, sons of valour: let them go, we pray thee, and they seek thy lord, lest the Spirit of Jehovah hath taken him up, and doth cast him on one of the hills, or into one of the valleys;` and he saith, `Ye do not send.`
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16. And they said H559 unto H413 him, Behold H2009 now H4994 , there be H3426 with H854 thy servants H5650 fifty H2572 strong H1121 H2428 men H376 ; let them go H1980 , we pray thee H4994 , and seek H1245 H853 thy master H113 : lest peradventure H6435 the Spirit H7307 of the LORD H3068 hath taken him up H5375 , and cast H7993 him upon some H259 mountain H2022 , or H176 into some H259 valley H1516 . And he said H559 , Ye shall not H3808 send H7971 .
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17. And they press upon him, till he is ashamed, and he saith, `Send ye;` and they send fifty men, and they seek three days, and have not found him;
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17. And when they urged H6484 him till H5704 he was ashamed H954 , he said H559 , Send H7971 . They sent H7971 therefore fifty H2572 men H376 ; and they sought H1245 three H7969 days H3117 , but found H4672 him not H3808 .
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18. and they turn back unto him -- and he is abiding in Jericho -- and he saith unto them, `Did I not say unto you, Do not go?`
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18. And when they came again H7725 to H413 him, (for he H1931 tarried H3427 at Jericho H3405 ,) he said H559 unto H413 them , Did I not H3808 say H559 unto H413 you, Go H1980 not H408 ?
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19. And the men of the city say unto Elisha, `Lo, we pray thee, the site of the city is good, as my lord seeth, and the waters are bad, and the earth sterile.`
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19. And the men H376 of the city H5892 said H559 unto H413 Elisha H477 , Behold H2009 , I pray thee H4994 , the situation H4186 of this city H5892 is pleasant H2896 , as H834 my lord H113 seeth H7200 : but the water H4325 is naught H7451 , and the ground H776 barren H7921 .
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20. And he saith, `Bring to me a new dish, and place there salt;` and they bring it unto him,
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20. And he said H559 , Bring H3947 me a new H2319 cruse H6746 , and put H7760 salt H4417 therein H8033 . And they brought H3947 it to H413 him.
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21. and he goeth out unto the source of the waters, and casteth there salt, and saith, `Thus said Jehovah, I have given healing to these waters; there is not thence any more death and sterility.`
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21. And he went forth H3318 unto H413 the spring H4161 of the waters H4325 , and cast H7993 the salt H4417 in there H8033 , and said H559 , Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 , I have healed H7495 these H428 waters H4325 ; there shall not H3808 be H1961 from thence H4480 H8033 any more H5750 death H4194 or barren H7921 land .
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22. And the waters are healed unto this day, according to the word of Elisha, that he spake.
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22. So the waters H4325 were healed H7495 unto H5704 this H2088 day H3117 , according to the saying H1697 of Elisha H477 which H834 he spoke H1696 .
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23. And he goeth up thence to Beth-El, and he is going up in the way, and little youths have come out from the city, and scoff at him, and say to him, `Go up, bald-head! go up, bald-head!`
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23. And he went up H5927 from thence H4480 H8033 unto Bethel H1008 : and as he H1931 was going up H5927 by the way H1870 , there came forth H3318 little H6996 children H5288 out of H4480 the city H5892 , and mocked H7046 him , and said H559 unto him , Go up H5927 , thou bald head H7142 ; go up H5927 , thou bald head H7142 .
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24. And he looketh behind him, and seeth them, and declareth them vile in the name of Jehovah, and two bears come out of the forest, and rend of them forty and two lads.
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24. And he turned H6437 back H310 , and looked H7200 on them , and cursed H7043 them in the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 . And there came forth H3318 two H8147 she bears H1677 out of H4480 the wood H3293 , and tore H1234 forty H705 and two H8147 children H3206 of H4480 them.
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25. And he goeth thence unto the hill of Carmel, and thence he hath turned back to Samaria.
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25. And he went H1980 from thence H4480 H8033 to H413 mount H2022 Carmel H3760 , and from thence H4480 H8033 he returned H7725 to Samaria H8111 .
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