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2 Kings 6:8-12

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.

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