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2 Kings 13:16-25

16AndhesaidH559tothekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Putוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760thyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027uponthebowהַקֶּ֔שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198;andheputH7760hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027uponit.AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֛ע'e.li.Sha'H477laidhishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027upontheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027.

17AndhesaidH559,Openפְּתַ֧חpe.TachH6605thewindowהַחַלּ֛וֹןha.cha.LonH2474eastward;andheopenedוַיִּפְתָּ֑חvai.yif.TachH6605it.ThenElishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559,Shootיְרֵה֙ye.RehH3384;andheshotוַיּ֔וֹרvai.YorH3384.AndhesaidH559, Jehovah’sarrowחֵץ־chetz-H2671ofvictoryתְּשׁוּעָ֤הte.shu.'AhH8668,eventhearrowוְחֵ֣ץve.ChetzH2671ofvictoryתְּשׁוּעָ֣הte.shu.'AhH8668overSyria;forthou shaltsmitetheSyriansinAphekבַּאֲפֵ֖קba.'a.FekH663,tillthouhaveconsumedthem.

18AndhesaidH559,TakeH3947thearrowsH2678;andhetookH3947them.AndhesaidH559untothekingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,Smiteuponthegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776;andhesmotethrice,andstayed.

19Andthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430waswrothwithhim,andsaidH559, Thou shouldesthavesmittenfiveחָמֵ֤שׁcha.MeshH2568orsixשֵׁשׁ֙sheshH8337timesH6471:thenאָ֛ז'azH227hadst thousmittenSyriatillthou hadstconsumedit;whereasnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thou shaltsmiteSyriabutthrice.

20AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477diedH4191,andtheyburiedH6912him.Nowthebandsוּגְדוּדֵ֥יu.ge.du.DeiH1416oftheMoabitesinvadedthelandבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776atthecomingH935inoftheyearשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

21Anditcametopass,astheywereH1961buryingקֹבְרִ֣יםkoe.RimH6912amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376,that,behold,theyspiedabandהַגְּד֔וּדha.ge.DudH1416;andtheycastH7993themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376intothesepulchreofElishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477:andassoonasthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376touchedוַיִּגַּ֤עvai.yi.Ga'H5060thebonesH6106ofElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477,herevived,andstoodH6965uponhisfeetH7272.

22AndHazaelוַֽחֲזָאֵל֙va.cha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaoppressedH3905Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָֽז׃ye.ho.'a.ChazH3059.

23ButJehovahwasgracious untothem,andhadcompassionוַֽיְרַחֲמֵם֙vay.ra.cha.MemH7355onthem,andhadrespectuntothem,becauseofhiscovenantבְּרִית֔וֹbe.ri.ToH1285withAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327,andJacobוְיַֽעֲקֹ֑בve.ya.'a.KoH3290,andwouldאָבָה֙'a.VahH14notdestroyהַשְׁחִיתָ֔םhash.chi.TamH7843them,neithercastH7993hethemfromhispresenceH6440asyet.

24AndHazaelחֲזָאֵ֣לcha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriadiedH4191;andBen-hadadH1130hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

25AndJehoashיְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshH3060thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֗זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059tookH3947againoutofthehandמִיַּד֙mi.YadH3027ofBen-hadadH1130thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHazaelחֲזָאֵ֔לcha.za.'ElH2371thecitiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892whichhehadtakenH3947outofthehandמִיַּ֛דmi.YadH3027ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֥זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1bywarH4421.Threeשָׁלֹ֤שׁsha.LoshH7969timesH6471didJoashsmitehim,andrecoveredthecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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