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And they said in answer, He was a man clothed in a coat of hair, with a leather band about his body. Then he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

וְאֵז֥וֹר (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty men; and he went up to him where he was seated on the top of a hill, and said to him, O man of God, the king has said, Come down.

וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יו (וַ) va. “and”וְהִנֵּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Elijah in answer said to the captain of fifty, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven on you and on your fifty men, and put an end to you. Then fire came down from heaven and put an end to him and his fifty men.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְתֹאכַ֥ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the king sent another captain of fifty with his fifty men; and he said to Elijah, O man of God, the king says, Come down quickly.

וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יו (וַ) va. “and”

And Elijah in answer said, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven on you and on your fifty men, and put an end to you. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and put an end to him and his fifty men.

וְתֹאכַ֥ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then he sent a third captain of fifty with his fifty men; and the third captain of fifty went up, and falling on his knees before Elijah, requesting mercy of him, said, O man of God, let my life and the life of these your fifty servants be of value to yo

וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יו (וַ) va. “and”וְנֶ֨פֶשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

For fire came down from heaven and put an end to the first two captains of fifty and their fifties; but now let my life be of value in your eyes.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַתָּ֕ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel?

וְיֶ֛תֶר (וְ) ve. “and”

Now when the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a great wind, Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

וֶאֱלִישָׁ֖ע (וֶ) ve. “and”

And Elijah said to Elisha, Come no farther for the Lord has sent me to Beth-el. But Elisha said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not be parted from you. So they went down to Beth-el.

וְחֵֽי־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Elijah said to him, Come no farther, for the Lord has sent me to Jericho. But he said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not be parted from you. So they went on to Jericho.

וְחֵֽי־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Elijah said to him, Come no farther, for the Lord has sent me to Jordan. But he said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not be parted from you. So they went on together.

וְחֵֽי־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went out and took their places facing them a long way off, while the two of them were by the edge of Jordan.

וַחֲמִשִּׁ֨ים (וַ) va. “and”וּשְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”

Then Elijah took off his robe, and, rolling it up, gave the water a blow with it, and the waters were parted, flowing back this way and that, so that they went over on dry land.

וָהֵ֑נָּה (וָ) va. “and”

And when they had come to the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, Say what you would have me do for you before I am taken from you. And Elisha said, Be pleased to let a special measure of your spirit be on me.

וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וִֽיהִי־ (וִֽ) vi. “and”

And he said, You have made a hard request: still, if you see me when I am taken from you, you will get your desire; but if not, it will not be so.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And while they went on their way, going on talking together, suddenly there were carriages and horses of fire separating them from one another and Elijah went up to heaven in a great wind.

וְדַבֵּ֔ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְס֣וּסֵי (וְ) ve. “and”

And when Elisha saw it he gave a cry, My father, my father, the carriages of Israel and its horsemen! And he saw him no longer; and he was full of grief.

וֶאֱלִישָׁ֣ע (וֶ) ve. “and”וְה֤וּא (וְ) ve. “and”וּפָ֣רָשָׁ֔יו (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And he took Elijah's robe, which had been dropped from him, and giving the water a blow with it, said, Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah? and at his blow the waters were parted this way and that; and Elisha went over.

וָהֵ֔נָּה (וָ) va. “and”

And they said, Your servants have with us here fifty strong men; be pleased to let them go in search of Elijah; for it may be that the spirit of the Lord has taken him up and put him down on some mountain or in some valley. But he said, Do not send them.

וִיבַקְשׁ֣וּ (וִ) vi. “so”

But when they kept on requesting him, he was shamed and said, Send, then. So they sent fifty men; but after searching for three days, they came back without having seen him.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And they came back to him, while he was still at Jericho; and he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not?

וְה֖וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the men of the town said to Elisha, You see that the position of this town is good; but the water is bad, causing the young of the cattle to come to birth dead.

וְהַמַּ֥יִם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָאָ֥רֶץ (וְ) ve. “and”

So he said, Get me a new vessel, and put salt in it; and they took it to him.

וְשִׂ֥ימוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then he went out to the spring from which the water came, and put salt in it, and said, The Lord says, Now I have made this water sweet; no longer will it be death-giving or unfertile.

וּמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃ (וּ) u. “and”