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2 Kings 7:7-15

7WhereforetheyaroseH6965andfledH5127inthetwilightבַנֶּשֶׁף֒va.ne.ShefH5399,andleftH5800theirtentsאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168,andtheirhorsesH5483,andtheirasses,eventhecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264asitwas,andfledH5127fortheirlifeנַפְשָֽׁם׃naf.ShamH5315.

8AndwhentheseleperscameH935totheoutermost partofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,theywentH935intooneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259tentאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168,anddideatH398anddrinkH8354,andcarriedH5375thencesilverכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701,andgoldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091,andraiment,andwentH935andhidוַיַּטְמִ֑נוּvai.yat.Mi.nuH2934it;andtheycameH935backH7725,andenteredintoanothertentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168,andcarriedH5375thencealso,andwentH935andhidוַיַּטְמִֽנוּ׃vai.yat.Mi.nuH2934it.

9ThentheysaidH559oneH376toanother,Wedonotwell;thisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117isadayיוֹם־yom-H3117ofgood tidings,andweholdourpeace:ifwetarrytillthemorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216,punishmentעָו֑וֹןa.VonH5771willovertakeus;nowH6258thereforeH3651comeH935,letusgoוְנָבֹ֔אָהve.na.Vo.'ahH935andtellוְנַגִּ֖ידָהve.na.Gi.dahH5046theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

10SotheycameH935andcalledוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֮vai.yik.re.'UH7121untotheporterofthecityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892;andtheytoldH5046them,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,WecameH935tothecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264oftheSyrians,and,behold,therewasnomanH376there,neithervoiceH6963ofmanH376,butthehorsesהַסּ֤וּסha.SusH5483tied,andtheassestied,andthetentsוְאֹהָלִ֖יםve.'o.ha.LimH168astheywere.

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.

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