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2 Kings 7:11-20

11Andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121theporters;andtheytoldH5046ittotheking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004within.

12Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965inthenightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,andsaidH559untohisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,IwillnowshowyouwhattheSyrianshavedonetous.Theyknowיָדְע֞וּya.de.'UH3045thatwearehungryרְעֵבִ֣יםre.'e.VimH7457;thereforearetheygoneH3318outofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264tohideלְהֵחָבֵ֤הle.he.cha.VehH2247themselvesinthefieldH7704,sayingH559,WhentheycomeH935outofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892,weshalltakethemaliveחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416,andgetintothecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892.

13Andoneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259ofhisservantsמֵעֲבָדָ֜יוme.'a.va.DavH5650answeredandsaidH559,Letsometakeוְיִקְחוּ־ve.yik.chu-H3947,Ipraythee,fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568ofthehorsesH5483thatremainH7604,whichareleftH7604inthecity (behold,theyareasallthemultitudeהֲמ֤וֹןhe.ha.monH1995ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478thatareleftH7604init;behold,theyareasallthemultitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatareconsumed);andletussendוְנִשְׁלְחָ֖הve.nish.le.ChahH7971andseeוְנִרְאֶֽה׃ve.nir.'EhH7200.

14TheytookH3947thereforetwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147chariotsרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393withhorsesH5483;andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentH7971afterthehostoftheSyrians,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,GoH7971andseeוּרְאֽוּ׃u.re.'UH7200.

15AndtheywentH7725afterthemuntotheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383:and,lo,allthewayH1870wasfullמְלֵאָ֤הme.le.'AhH4392ofgarmentsH899andvesselsH3627,whichtheSyrianshadcastH7993awayH7725intheirhaste.Andthemessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,andtoldH5046thekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

16Andthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971wentH3318out,andplunderedוַיָּבֹ֕זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962thecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264oftheSyrians.Soameasureoffineסֹ֜לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560wasH1961soldforashekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,andtwomeasuresofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֛יםse.'o.RimH8184forashekelבְּשֶׁ֖קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofJehovah.

17Andthekingוְהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ve.ha.me.leKhH4428appointedהִפְקִ֨ידhif.KidH6485thecaptainonwhosehandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027heleanedנִשְׁעָ֤ןnish.'AnH8172tohavethechargeofthegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179:andthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971troduponhiminthegateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,andhediedH4191asthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadsaidH1696,whospakewhenH834thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428cameH3381downבְּרֶ֥דֶתbe.Re.detH3381tohim.

18Anditcametopass,asthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadspokenכְּדַבֵּר֙ke.da.BerH1696tothekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Twomeasuresofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֜יםse.'o.RimH8184forashekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,andameasureoffineסֹ֙לֶת֙so.letH5560flourH5560forashekelבְּשֶׁ֔קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,shallbeH1961to-morrowaboutthistimeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256inthegateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111;

19andthatcaptainansweredthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430,andsaidH559,Now,behold,ifJehovahshouldmakeH6213windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙'a.ru.bOtH699inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,mightsuchathingH1697beH1961?andhesaidH559,Behold, thou shaltseeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200itwiththineeyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,butshaltnoteatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398thereof:

20itcametopassevensoH3651untohim;forthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971troduponhiminthegateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,andhediedH4191.

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