2 Kings 2:17
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And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.But when they pressed him to the point of embarrassment, he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find Elijah.
In other translations
And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.But when they pressed him to the point of embarrassment, he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find Elijah.
Hebrew words
וַיִּפְצְרוּ־vaiyiftzeru-and they urgedH6484בוֹvo<in> himעַד־'ad-untilH5704בֹּשׁboshwas ashamedH954וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559שְׁלָחוּshelachusend [them]H7971וַיִּשְׁלְחוּvaiyishlechuand they sent outH7971חֲמִשִּׁיםchamishimfiftyH2572אִישׁ'ishmanH376וַיְבַקְשׁוּvayvakshuand they searchedH1245שְׁלֹשָׁה־sheloshah-threeH7969יָמִיםyamimdaysH3117וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808מְצָאֻהוּ׃metza'uhuthey found himH4672
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