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^[1] When Yahweh was about to take Elijah up by a whirlwind into heaven, Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. ^[2] Elijah said to Elisha, “Please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me as far as Bethel.”Elisha said, “As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel. ^[3] The sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from over you today?”He said, “Yes, I know it. Hold your peace.” ^[4] Elijah said to him, “Elisha, please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me to Jericho.”He said, “As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So they came to Jericho. ^[5] The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from over you today?”He answered, “Yes, I know it. Hold your peace.” ^[6] Elijah said to him, “Please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me to the Jordan.”He said, “As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” Then they both went on. ^[7] Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite them at a distance; and they both stood by the Jordan. ^[8] Elijah took his mantle, and rolled it up, and struck the waters; and they were divided here and there, so that they both went over on dry ground. ^[9] When they had gone over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you.”Elisha said, “Please let a double portion of your spirit be on me.” ^[10] He said, “You have asked a hard thing. If you see me when I am taken from you, it will be so for you; but if not, it will not be so.” ^[11] As they continued on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. ^[12] Elisha saw it, and he cried, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!”He saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces. ^[13] He also took up Elijah’s mantle that fell from him, and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan. ^[14] He took Elijah’s mantle that fell from him, and struck the waters, and said, “Where is Yahweh, the God of Elijah?” When he also had struck the waters, they were divided apart, and Elisha went over. ^[15] When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho facing him saw him, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” They came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. ^[16] They said to him, “See now, there are with your servants fifty strong men. Please let them go and seek your master. Perhaps Yahweh’s Spirit has taken him up, and put him on some mountain or into some valley.”He said, “Don’t send them.” ^[17] When they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send them.”Therefore they sent fifty men; and they searched for three days, but didn’t find him. ^[18] They came back to him while he stayed at Jericho; and he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t go’?” ^[19] The men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold, please, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the land is barren.” ^[20] He said, “Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it.” Then they brought it to him. ^[21] He went out to the spring of the waters, and threw salt into it, and said, “Yahweh says, ‘I have healed these waters. There shall not be from there any more death or barren wasteland.’ ” ^[22] So the waters were healed to this day, according to Elisha’s word which he spoke. ^[23] He went up from there to Bethel. As he was going up by the way, some youths came out of the city and mocked him, and said to him, “Go up, you baldy! Go up, you baldy!” ^[24] He looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in Yahweh’s name. Then two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of those youths. ^[25] He went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.

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^[1] And it came to pass, when the LordH3068 would take upH5927(HiphInf) ElijahH452 into heavenH8064 by a whirlwind,H5591 that ElijahH452 wentH3212(QalImpf) with ElishaH477 from Gilgal.H1537 ^[2] And ElijahH452 saidH559(QalImpf) unto Elisha,H477 TarryH3427(QalImpv) here, I pray thee; for the LordH3068 hath sentH7971(QalPerf) me to Bethel.H1008 And ElishaH477 saidH559(QalImpf) [unto him, As] the LordH3068 liveth,H2416 and [as] thy soulH5315 liveth,H2416 I will not leaveH5800(QalImpf) thee. So they went downH3381(QalImpf) to Bethel.H1008 ^[3] And the sonsH1121 of the prophetsH5030 that [were] at BethelH1008 came forthH3318(QalImpf) to Elisha,H477 and saidH559(QalImpf) unto him, KnowestH3045(QalPerf) thou that the LordH3068 will take awayH3947(QalActPtc) thy masterH113 from thy headH7218 to day?H3117 And he said,H559(QalImpf) Yea, I knowH3045(QalPerf) [it]; hold ye your peace.H2814(HiphImpv) ^[4] And ElijahH452 saidH559(QalImpf) unto him, Elisha,H477 tarryH3427(QalImpv) here, I pray thee; for the LordH3068 hath sentH7971(QalPerf) me to Jericho.H3405 And he said,H559(QalImpf) [As] the LordH3068 liveth,H2416 and [as] thy soulH5315 liveth,H2416 I will not leaveH5800(QalImpf) thee. So they cameH935(QalImpf) to Jericho.H3405 ^[5] And the sonsH1121 of the prophetsH5030 that [were] at JerichoH3405 cameH5066(QalImpf) to Elisha,H477 and saidH559(QalImpf) unto him, KnowestH3045(QalPerf) thou that the LordH3068 will take awayH3947(QalActPtc) thy masterH113 from thy headH7218 to day?H3117 And he answered,H559(QalImpf) Yea, I knowH3045(QalPerf) [it]; hold ye your peace.H2814(HiphImpv) ^[6] And ElijahH452 saidH559(QalImpf) unto him, Tarry,H3427(QalImpv) I pray thee, here; for the LordH3068 hath sentH7971(QalPerf) me to Jordan.H3383 And he said,H559(QalImpf) [As] the LordH3068 liveth,H2416 and [as] thy soulH5315 liveth,H2416 I will not leaveH5800(QalImpf) thee. And they twoH8147 went on.H3212(QalImpf) ^[7] And fiftyH2572 menH376 of the sonsH1121 of the prophetsH5030 went,H1980(QalPerf) and stoodH5975(QalImpf) to viewH5048 afar off:H7350 and they twoH8147 stoodH5975(QalPerf) by Jordan.H3383 ^[8] And ElijahH452 tookH3947(QalImpf) his mantle,H155 and wrapped [it] together,H1563(QalImpf) and smoteH5221(HiphImpf) the waters,H4325 and they were dividedH2673(NiphImpf) hither and thither, so that they twoH8147 went overH5674(QalImpf) on dryH2724 ground. ^[9] And it came to pass, when they were gone over,H5674(QalInf) that ElijahH452 saidH559(QalPerf) unto Elisha,H477 AskH7592(QalImpv) what I shall doH6213(QalImpf) for thee, before I be taken awayH3947(NiphImpf) from thee. And ElishaH477 said,H559(QalImpf) I pray thee, let a doubleH8147 portionH6310 of thy spiritH7307 be upon me. ^[10] And he said,H559(QalImpf) Thou hast askedH7592(QalInf) a hard thing:H7185(HiphPerf) [nevertheless], if thou seeH7200(QalImpf) me [when I am] takenH3947(PualPerf) from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be [so]. ^[11] And it came to pass, as they stillH1980(QalInf) went on,H1980(QalActPtc) and talked,H1696(PielInf) that, behold, [there appeared] a chariotH7393 of fire,H784 and horsesH5483 of fire,H784 and partedH6504(HiphImpf) them bothH8147 asunder;H996 and ElijahH452 went upH5927(QalImpf) by a whirlwindH5591 into heaven.H8064 ^[12] And ElishaH477 sawH7200(QalActPtc) [it], and he cried,H6817(PielPtc) My father,H1 my father,H1 the chariotH7393 of Israel,H3478 and the horsemenH6571 thereof. And he sawH7200(QalPerf) him no more: and he took holdH2388(HiphImpf) of his own clothes,H899 and rentH7167(QalImpf) them in twoH8147 pieces.H7168 ^[13] He took upH7311(HiphImpf) also the mantleH155 of ElijahH452 that fellH5307(QalPerf) from him, and went back,H7725(QalImpf) and stoodH5975(QalImpf) by the bankH8193 of Jordan;H3383 ^[14] And he tookH3947(QalImpf) the mantleH155 of ElijahH452 that fellH5307(QalPerf) from him, and smoteH5221(HiphImpf) the waters,H4325 and said,H559(QalImpf) Where [is] the LordH3068 GodH430 of Elijah?H452 and when he also had smittenH5221(HiphImpf) the waters,H4325 they partedH2673(NiphImpf) hither and thither: and ElishaH477 went over.H5674(QalImpf) ^[15] And when the sonsH1121 of the prophetsH5030 which [were] to view at JerichoH3405 sawH7200(QalImpf) him, they said,H559(QalImpf) The spiritH7307 of ElijahH452 doth restH5117(QalPerf) on Elisha.H477 And they cameH935(QalImpf) to meetH7125(QalInf) him, and bowedH7812(HithImpf) themselves to the groundH776 before him. ^[16] And they saidH559(QalImpf) unto him, Behold now, there beH3426 with thy servantsH5650 fiftyH2572 strongH2428 men;H1121 let them go,H3212(QalImpf) we pray thee, and seekH1245(PielImpf) thy master:H113 lest peradventure the SpiritH7307 of the LordH3068 hath taken him up,H5375(QalPerf) and castH7993(HiphImpf) him upon someH259 mountain,H2022 or into someH259 valley.H1516 And he said,H559(QalImpf) Ye shall not send.H7971(QalImpf) ^[17] And when they urgedH6484(QalImpf) him till he was ashamed,H954(QalInf) he said,H559(QalImpf) Send.H7971(QalImpv) They sentH7971(QalImpf) therefore fiftyH2572 men;H376 and they soughtH1245(PielImpf) threeH7969 days,H3117 but foundH4672(QalPerf) him not. ^[18] And when they came againH7725(QalImpf) to him, (for he tarriedH3427(QalActPtc) at Jericho,H3405) he saidH559(QalImpf) unto them, Did I not sayH559(QalPerf) unto you, GoH3212(QalImpf) not? ^[19] And the menH582 of the cityH5892 saidH559(QalImpf) unto Elisha,H477 Behold, I pray thee, the situationH4186 of this cityH5892 [is] pleasant,H2896 as my lordH113 seeth:H7200(QalActPtc) but the waterH4325 [is] naught,H7451 and the groundH776 barren.H7921(PielPtc) ^[20] And he said,H559(QalImpf) BringH3947(QalImpv) me a newH2319 cruse,H6746 and putH7760(QalImpv) saltH4417 therein. And they broughtH3947(QalImpf) [it] to him. ^[21] And he went forthH3318(QalImpf) unto the springH4161 of the waters,H4325 and castH7993(HiphImpf) the saltH4417 in there, and said,H559(QalImpf) Thus saithH559(QalPerf) the Lord,H3068 I have healedH7495(PielPerf) these waters;H4325 there shall not be from thence any more deathH4194 or barrenH7921(PielPtc) [land]. ^[22] So the watersH4325 were healedH7495(NiphImpf) unto this day,H3117 according to the sayingH1697 of ElishaH477 which he spake.H1696(PielPerf) ^[23] And he went upH5927(QalImpf) from thence unto Bethel:H1008 and as he was going upH5927(QalActPtc) by the way,H1870 there came forthH3318(QalPerf) littleH6996 childrenH5288 out of the city,H5892 and mockedH7046(HithImpf) him, and saidH559(QalImpf) unto him, Go up,H5927(QalImpv) thou bald head;H7142 go up,H5927(QalImpv) thou bald head.H7142 ^[24] And he turnedH6437(QalImpf) back,H310 and lookedH7200(QalImpf) on them, and cursedH7043(PielImpf) them in the nameH8034 of the Lord.H3068 And there came forthH3318(QalImpf) twoH8147 she bearsH1677 out of the wood,H3293 and tareH1234(PielImpf) fortyH705 and twoH8147 childrenH3206 of them. ^[25] And he wentH3212(QalImpf) from thence to mountH2022 Carmel,H3760 and from thence he returnedH7725(QalPerf) to Samaria.H8111

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