1NowtherecriedH6817acertainwomanH802ofthewivesH802ofthesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121oftheprophetsהַ֠נְּבִיאִיםHa.ne.vi.'imH5030untoElishaאֱלִישָׁ֜ע'e.li.Sha'H477,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ThyservantH5650myhusbandאִישִׁי֙'i.ShiH376isdeadמֵ֔תMetH4191;andthou knowestthatthyservantH5650didfearH3372Jehovah:andthecreditorוְהַ֨נֹּשֶׁ֔הve.Ha.no.ShehH5383iscomeבָּ֗אBa'H935totakeלָקַ֜חַתla.Ka.chatH3947untohimmytwoשְׁנֵ֧יshe.NeiH8147childrentobeH1961bondmen. 2AndElishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559untoher,WhatshallIdoforthee?tellהַגִּ֣ידִיha.Gi.diH5046me;whathast thouinthehouseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004?AndshesaidH559, Thy handmaid hathnotanythinginthehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004, saveapotofoilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081. 3ThenhesaidH559, Go,borrowtheevesselsכֵּלִים֙ke.LimH3627abroadofallthyneighborsשְׁכֵנָ֑יִךְshikh.ni.kheH7934,evenemptyרֵקִ֖יםre.KimH7386vesselsכֵּלִ֥יםke.LimH3627;borrownotafewתַּמְעִֽיטִי׃tam.'I.tiH4591. 4Andthou shaltgoוּבָ֗אתu.VatH935in,andshutוְסָגַ֤רְתְּve.sa.GartH5462thedoorהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817upontheeanduponthysonsH1121,andpourוְיָצַ֕קְתְּve.ya.TzaktH3332outintoallthosevesselsהַכֵּלִ֖יםha.ke.LimH3627;andthou shaltsetתַּסִּֽיעִי׃ta.Si.'iH5265asidethatwhichisfullוְהַמָּלֵ֖אve.ha.ma.Le'H4392. 5Soshewentfromhim,andshutוַתִּסְגֹּ֣רva.tis.GorH5462thedoorהַדֶּ֔לֶתha.De.letH1817uponheranduponhersonsH1121;theybroughtמַגִּשִׁ֥יםma.gi.ShimH5066thevesselstoher,andshepouredH3332out. 6Anditcametopass,whenthevesselsהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627wereH1961fullכִּמְלֹ֣אתkim.LotH4390,thatshesaidH559untohersonבְּנָהּ֙be.NahH1121,Bringהַגִּ֨ישָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066meyetH5750avesselכֶּ֔לִיKe.liH3627.AndhesaidH559untoher,Thereisnotavesselכֶּ֑לִיKe.liH3627more.Andtheoilהַשָּֽׁמֶן׃ha.Sha.menH8081stayed. 7ThenshecameH935andtoldH5046themanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.AndhesaidH559,GoH935,sellמִכְרִ֣יmikh.RiH4376theoilהַשֶּׁ֔מֶןha.She.menH8081,andpayוְשַׁלְּמִ֖יve.sha.le.MiH7999thydebt,andliveתִֽחְיִ֖יtich.YiH2421thouandthysonsH1121oftherest. 8Anditfellonadayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117,thatElishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'H477passedH5674toShunemשׁוּנֵ֗םshu.NemH7766,wherewasH1961agreatגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802;andshe constrainedhimtoeatלֶאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398breadH3899.AndsoitwasH1961,thatasoftashepassedH5674by,heturnedיָסֻ֥רya.SurH5493inthithertoeatלֶאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398breadH3899. 9AndshesaidH559untoherhusbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376,Beholdnow,Iperceivethatthisisaholyקָד֣וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,thatpassethbyuscontinuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548. 10LetusmakeH7760,Ipraythee,alittleH6996chamberH5944onthewallקִיר֙kirH7023;andletussetH7760forhimthereabedמִטָּ֥הmi.TahH4296,andatableוְשֻׁלְחָ֖ןve.shul.ChanH7979,andaseatH3678,andacandlestick:anditshallbeוְהָיָ֛הve.ha.YahH1961,whenhecomethtous,thatheshallturnיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493inthither. 11Anditfellonadayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,thathecameH935thither,andheturnedוַיָּ֥סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493intothechamberH5944andlayH7901there. 12AndhesaidH559toGehaziגֵּחֲזִ֣יge.cha.ZiH1522hisservantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288,CallH7121thisShunammiteלַשּׁוּנַמִּ֣יתla.shu.na.MitH7767.AndwhenhehadcalledH7121her,shestoodH5975beforehim. 13AndhesaidH559untohim,SayH559nowuntoher,Behold, thou hastbeencarefulforuswithallthiscare;whatistobedoneforthee? wouldest thoubespokenH1696fortothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,ortothecaptainofthehostH6635?Andsheanswered,Idwellיֹשָֽׁבֶת׃yo.Sha.vetH3427amongmine ownpeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971. 14AndhesaidH559,Whatthenistobedoneforher?AndGehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiH1522answered, Verilyshehathnosonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121,andherhusbandוְאִישָׁ֥הּve.'i.ShahH376isold. 16AndhesaidH559,Atthisseason,whenthetimeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256cometh round, thou shaltembraceH2263asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121.AndshesaidH559, Nay,mylordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113, thoumanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,donotlieתְּכַזֵּ֖בte.kha.ZevH3576unto thy handmaid. 17Andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802conceivedH2029,andbareasonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121atthatseason,whenH834thetimeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256cameround,asElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477hadsaidH1696untoher. 18Andwhenthechildהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206wasH1961grownH1431,itfellonadayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,thathewentH3318outtohisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1tothereapers. 19AndhesaidH559untohisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,Myheadרֹאשִׁ֣י׀ro.ShiH7218,myheadרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218.AndhesaidH559tohisservantהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,Carryשָׂאֵ֖הוּsa.'E.huH5375himtohismotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517. 21AndshewentH3318upandlaidH7901himonthebedמִטַּ֖תmi.TatH4296ofthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andshutוַתִּסְגֹּ֥רva.tis.GorH5462thedooruponhim,andwentH3318out. 22Andshecalledוַתִּקְרָא֮va.tik.Ra'H7121untoherhusbandאִישָׁהּ֒'i.ShahH376,andsaidH559,Sendשִׁלְחָ֨הshil.ChahH7971me,Ipraythee,oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259oftheservantsהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288,andoneוְאַחַ֖תve.'a.ChatH259oftheasses,thatImayrunוְאָר֛וּצָהve.'a.Ru.tzahH7323tothemanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andcomeagain. 23AndhesaidH559, Wherefore wilt thougoH1980tohimto-day?itisneithernewחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320moonH2320norsabbathשַׁבָּ֑תsha.BatH7676.AndshesaidH559,Itshallbewell. 24ThenshesaddledH2280anass,andsaidH559toherservantנַעֲרָ֖הּna.'a.RahH5288, Drive,andgo forward; slackenmenottheridingH7392,exceptIbid thee. 25SoshewentH935,andcameH935untothemanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430tomountCarmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760.AnditcameH935topass,whenthemanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430sawH7200herafaroff,thathesaidH559toGehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֣יgei.cha.ZiH1522hisservantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288,Behold, yonderistheShunammiteהַשּׁוּנַמִּ֥יתha.shu.na.MitH7767: 26runרֽוּץ־rutz-H7323,Ipraythee,nowעַתָּה֮'a.TahH6258tomeether,andsayH559untoher,Isitwellwiththee?isitwellwiththyhusbandלְאִישֵׁ֖ךְle.'i.ShekhH376?isitwellwiththechildלַיָּ֑לֶדlai.Ya.ledH3206?Andsheanswered,Itiswell. 27AndwhenshecameH935tothemanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430tothehillH2022,shecaughtholdוַֽתַּחֲזֵ֖קva.ta.cha.ZekH2388ofhisfeetH7272.AndGehaziגֵּֽיחֲזִ֜יgei.cha.ZiH1522cameH935neartothrustheraway;butthemanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidH559,Letheralone:forhersoulH5315isvexedwithinher;andJehovahhath hiditfromme,andhathnottoldH5046me. 28ThenshesaidH559,DidIdesireasonבֵ֖ןvenH1121ofmylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113?didInotsayH559, Donotdeceiveme? 29ThenhesaidH559toGehaziלְגֵיחֲזִ֜יle.gei.cha.ZiH1522,Girdחֲגֹ֣רcha.GorH2296upthyloinsמָתְנֶ֗יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975,andtakeוְקַ֨חve.KachH3947mystaffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֣יmish.'an.TiH4938inthyhandבְיָדְךָ֮ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,andgo thyway:ifthoumeetanymanH376,salutehimnot;andifanysalutethee,answerתַעֲנֶנּ֑וּta.'a.ne.NuH6030himnotagain:andlaymystaffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֖יmish.'an.TiH4938uponthefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440ofthechild. 30Andthemotherאֵ֣ם'emH517ofthechildsaidH559,AsJehovahliveth,andasthysoulH5315liveth,Iwillnotleaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800thee.AndhearoseH6965,andfollowedher. 31AndGehaziוְגֵחֲזִ֞יve.ge.cha.ZiH1522passedH5674onbeforethem,andlaidthestaffהַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ha.mish.'E.netH4938uponthefaceH6440ofthechild;buttherewasneithervoiceH6963,norhearing. WhereforehereturnedH7725tomeethim,andtoldH5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thechildisnotawaked. 32AndwhenElishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477wascomeH935intothehouseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004,behold,thechildwasdeadמֵ֔תMetH4191,andlaidH7901uponhisbedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃mi.ta.ToH4296. 33HewentH935intherefore,andshutוַיִּסְגֹּ֥רvai.yis.GorH5462thedoorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817uponthemtwain,andprayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֖לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419untoJehovah. 34AndhewentH5927up,andlayH7901uponthechildהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,andputוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760hismouthפִּ֨יוpivH6310uponhismouthפִּ֜יוpivH6310,andhiseyesוְעֵינָ֤יוve.'ei.NavH5869uponhiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869,andhishandsH3709uponhishandsH3709:andhestretchedhimselfuponhim;andthefleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320ofthechildהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206waxedwarmוַיָּ֖חָםvai.Ya.chomH2552. 35ThenhereturnedH7725,andwalkedinthehouseבַּבַּ֗יִתba.Ba.yitH1004oncetoandfro;andwentH5927up,andstretchedhimselfuponhim:andthechildsneezedsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesH6471,andthechildopenedוַיִּפְקַ֥חvai.yif.KachH6491hiseyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869. 38AndElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֞עve.'e.li.Sha'H477cameagaintoGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֙לָה֙ha.gil.Ga.lahH1537.Andtherewasadearthinthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776;andthesonsוּבְנֵי֙u.ve.NeiH1121oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030weresittingH3427beforehim;andhesaidH559untohisservantלְנַעֲר֗וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,SetonthegreatH1419potהַסִּ֣ירha.SirH5518,andboilH1310pottageforthesonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030. 39Andoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259wentH3318outintothefieldH7704togatherלְלַקֵּ֣טle.la.KetH3950herbs,andfoundH4672awildvineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612,andgatheredוַיְלַקֵּ֥טvay.la.KetH3950thereofwildgourdshislapfull,andcameH935andshredthemintothepotסִ֥ירsirH5518ofpottage;fortheyknewH3045themnot. 40Sotheypouredוַיִּֽצְק֥וּvai.yitz.KuH3332outforthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376toeatH398.Anditcametopass,astheywereH1961eatingH398ofthepottage,thattheycriedH6817out,andsaidH559,OmanH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,thereisdeathמָ֤וֶתMa.vetH4194inthepotבַּסִּיר֙ba.SirH5518.AndtheycouldnoteatH398thereof. 42AndtherecameH935amanוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376fromBaal-shalishah,andbroughtH935themanלְאִ֨ישׁle.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430breadH3899ofthefirst-fruits,twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים־'es.rim-H6242loavesofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֔יםse.'o.RimH8184,andfreshearsofgraininhissack.AndhesaidH559,Giveתֵּ֥ןtenH5414untothepeopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971,thattheymayeatוְיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ve.yo.Khe.luH398. 43Andhisservantמְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹme.Sha.re.ToH8334saidH559,What,shouldIsetH5414thisbeforeahundredמֵ֣אָהMe.'ahH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376?ButhesaidH559,GiveH5414thepeopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971,thattheymayeatוְיֹאכֵ֔לוּve.yo.Khe.luH398;forthusכֹ֥הkhohH3541saithJehovah,Theyshalleatאָכֹ֥ל'a.KholH398,andshallleaveH3498thereof. 44SohesetH5414itbeforethem,andtheydideatH398,andleftH3498thereof, accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofJehovah. 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