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2 Kings 4:1-7

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.

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