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2 Kings 4:9-40

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.

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.

36AndhecalledH7121Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiH1522,andsaidH559,CallH7121thisShunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּ֣יתha.shu.na.MitH7767.SohecalledH7121her.AndwhenshewascomeH935inuntohim,hesaidH559,Takeשְׂאִ֥יse.'IH5375upthysonבְנֵֽךְ׃ve.NekhH1121.

37ThenshewentH3318in,andfellH5307athisfeetH7272,andbowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herselftothegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776;andshetookH5375uphersonבְּנָ֖הּbe.NahH1121,andwentH3318out.

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.

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