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2 Kings 6:13-19

13AndhesaidH559,GoH7971andseeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200whereheis,thatImaysendוְאֶשְׁלַ֖חve.'esh.LachH7971andfetchhim.AnditwastoldH5046him,sayingH559,Behold,heisinDothanבְדֹתָֽן׃ve.do.TanH1886.

14ThereforesentH7971hethitherhorsesH5483,andchariotsH7393,andagreathost:andtheycameH935bynightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915,andcompassedthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892about.

15Andwhentheservantנַעֲר֥וֹna.'a.RoH5288ofthemanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430wasrisenH6965earlyוַ֠יַּשְׁכֵּםVai.yash.kemH7925,andgoneH3318forthH3318,behold,ahostwithhorsesוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483andchariotsH7393wasroundH5437aboutthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892.AndhisservantH5288saidH559untohim,Alasאֲהָ֥הּ'a.HahH162,mymasterH113!howאֵיכָ֥ה'ei.KhahH349shallwedo?

16Andheanswered,FearH3372not;fortheythatarewithusaremorethantheythatarewiththem.

17AndElishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419,andsaidH559,Jehovah,IprayH6419thee,openפְּקַח־pe.kach-H6491hiseyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869,thathemayseeH7200.AndJehovahopenedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491theeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869oftheyoungH5288manH5288;andhesawH7200:and,behold,themountainH2022wasfullמָלֵ֨אma.Le'H4390ofhorsesH5483andchariotsH7393offireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784roundH5439aboutElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477.

18AndwhentheycameH3381downוַיֵּרְדוּ֮vai.ye.re.DuH3381tohim,Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419untoJehovah,andsaidH559,Smitethispeople,IprayH6419thee,withblindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֑יםba.san.ve.RimH5575.Andhesmotethemwithblindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֖יםba.san.ve.RimH5575accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477.

19AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559untothem,Thisisnotthewayהַדֶּרֶךְ֮ha.de.reKhH1870,neitheristhisthecityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892:followme,andIwillbringyoutothemanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376whomyeseekתְּבַקֵּשׁ֑וּןte.va.ke.ShunH1245.AndheledthemtoSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃sho.me.Ro.nahH8111.

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