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2 Kings 6:5-15

5Butasoneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259wasH1961fellingH5307abeamהַקּוֹרָ֔הha.ko.RahH6982,theaxe-headfellH5307intothewaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325;andhecriedH6817,andsaidH559,Alasאֲהָ֥הּ'a.HahH162,mymasterH113!foritwasH1961borrowed.

6Andthemanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidH559,Wherefellנָפָ֑לna.FalH5307it?Andheshowedוַיַּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yar.'E.huH7200himtheplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.Andhecutdownastick,andcastH7993itinthither,andmadetheironהַבַּרְזֶֽל׃ha.bar.ZelH1270toswim.

7AndhesaidH559,TakeH3947ituptothee.Soheputouthishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027,andtookH3947it.

8Nowthekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofSyriawasH1961warringagainstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;andhetookcounselH3289withhisservantsעֲבָדָ֣יו'a.va.DavH5650,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Insuchandsuchaplaceמְק֛וֹםme.KomH4725shallbeH1961mycamp.

9Andthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430sentH7971untothekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,BewarethatthoupassH5674notsuchaplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725;forthithertheSyriansarecomingdown.

10Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentH7971totheplaceהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichthemanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430toldhimandwarnedhimof;andhesavedhimselfthere,notoncenortwice.

11Andtheheartלֵ֣בlevH3820ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriawassore troubledforthisthingH1697;andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650,andsaidH559untothem,Willyenotshowmewhichofusisforthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

12Andoneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259ofhisservantsמֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יוme.'a.va.DavH5650saidH559, Nay,mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;butElishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477,theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030thatisinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, telleththekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thewordsהַ֨דְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatthou speakestinthy bedchamber.

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?

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