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2 Kings 6:24-33

24Anditcametopassafterthis,thatBen-hadadH1130kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriagatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֛ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allhishost,andwentH5927up,andbesiegedSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

25AndtherewasH1961agreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419famineרָעָ֤בra.'AvH7458inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111:and,behold,theybesiegedit,untilanass’sheadרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218wasH1961soldforfourscore piecesofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,andthefourthוְרֹ֛בַעve.Roa'H7255partofakabofdove’s dungforfiveבַּחֲמִשָּׁה־ba.cha.mi.shah-H2568piecesofsilverכָֽסֶף׃Kha.sefH3701.

26Andasthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasH1961passingH5674byuponthewallהַחֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346,therecriedH6817awomanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802untohim,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Help,mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

27AndhesaidH559,IfJehovahdonothelpthee, whenceshallIhelpthee?outofthethreshing-floor,oroutofthewinepressהַיָּֽקֶב׃hai.Ya.kevH3342?

28Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untoher,Whataileth thee?Andsheanswered,Thiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559untome,Giveתְּנִ֤יte.NiH5414thysonבְּנֵךְ֙be.neKhH1121,thatwemayeatוְנֹאכְלֶ֣נּוּve.no.khe.Le.nuH398himto-day,andwewilleatנֹאכַ֥לno.KhalH398mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121to-morrow.

29SoweboiledH1310mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121,anddideatH398him:andIsaidH559untoheronthenextdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,Giveתְּנִ֤יte.NiH5414thysonבְּנֵךְ֙be.neKhH1121,thatwemayeatH398him;andshe hathhidH2244hersonבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121.

30AnditcametopassH5674,whenthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heardH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697ofthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802,thatherenthisclothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899(nowhewasH1961passingH5674byuponthewallהַחֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346);andthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971lookedH7200,and,behold,hehadsackclothהַשַּׂ֛קha.SakH8242withinuponhisfleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320.

31ThenhesaidH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430dosotome,andmorealso,iftheheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofElishaאֱלִישָׁ֧ע'e.li.Sha'H477thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphatשָׁפָ֛טsha.FatH8202shallstandיַעֲמֹ֞דya.'a.ModH5975onhimthisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

32ButElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁע֙ve.'e.li.Sha'H477wassittingH3427inhishouseבְּבֵית֔וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,andtheeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205weresittingH3427withhim;andthekingsentH7971amanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376frombeforehim:buterethemessengerהַמַּלְאָ֨ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cameH935tohim,hesaidH559totheeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,Seeהַרְּאִיתֶם֙ha.re.'i.TemH7200yehowthissonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofamurdererהַֽמְרַצֵּ֤חַham.ra.Tze.achH7523hathsentH7971totakeawayH5493myheadרֹאשִׁ֔יro.ShiH7218?lookרְא֣וּ׀re.'UH7200,whenthemessengerהַמַּלְאָ֗ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cometh,shutסִגְר֤וּsig.RuH5462thedoorהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817,andholdthedoorבַּדֶּ֔לֶתba.De.letH1817fastagainsthim:isnotthesoundק֛וֹלKolH6963ofhismaster’sאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113feetH7272behindhim?

33AndwhilehewasyetH5750talkingwiththem,behold,themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cameH3381downיֹרֵ֣דyo.RedH3381untohim:andhesaidH559,Behold,thisevilH7451isofJehovah;whyמָֽה־mah-H4100shouldIwaitאוֹחִ֥יל'o.ChilH3176forJehovahanylonger?

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