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2 Kings 4:12-25

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.

15AndhesaidH559,CallH7121her.AndwhenhehadcalledH7121her,shestoodH5975inthedoorH6607.

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.

20AndwhenhehadtakenH5375him,andbroughtH935himtohismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517,hesatH3427onherkneestillnoonH6672,andthendiedH4191.

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:

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