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2 Kings 4:38-44

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.

41ButhesaidH559,Thenbringmeal.AndhecastH7993itintothepotהַסִּ֑ירha.SirH5518;andhesaidH559,Pourצַ֤קtzakH3332outforthepeopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971,thattheymayeatוְיֹאכֵ֔לוּve.yo.Khe.luH398.AndtherewasH1961noharmH7451inthepotבַּסִּֽיר׃ סba.SirH5518.

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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