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2 Kings 4:8-20

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.

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.

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