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2 Kings 8

1NowElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֡עve.'e.li.Sha'H477hadspokenH1696untothewomanהָאִשָּׁה֩ha.'i.ShahH802,whosesonבְּנָ֜הּbe.NahH1121hehadrestoredH2421tolifeהֶחֱיָ֨הhe.che.YahH2421,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Ariseק֤וּמִיKu.miH6965,andgoH935thouandthyhouseholdוּבֵיתֵ֔ךְu.vei.TekhH1004,andsojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn:forJehovahhathcalledקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121forafamineלָֽרָעָ֔בla.ra.'AvH7458;anditshallalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571comeבָּ֥אba'H935uponthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

2Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802aroseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965,anddidaccordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֖רkid.VarH1697ofthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;andshewentwithherhouseholdוּבֵיתָ֔הּu.vei.TahH1004,andsojournedinthelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

3Anditcametopassatthesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651years’endמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097,thatthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802returnedוַתָּ֥שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430:andshewentH3318forthH3318tocryלִצְעֹ֣קlitz.'OkH6817untothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428forherhouseבֵּיתָ֖הּbei.TahH1004andforherlandH776.

4Nowthekingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428wastalkingwithGehaziגֵּ֣חֲזִ֔יge.cha.ZiH1522theservantנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288ofthemanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Tellme,Ipraythee,allthegreatהַגְּדֹל֖וֹתha.ge.do.LotH1419thingsthatElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477hathdone.

5Anditcametopass,ashewasH1961tellingthekingלַמֶּלֶךְ֮la.me.leKhH4428howhehadrestoredH2421tolifehimthatwasH1961deadהַמֵּת֒ha.MetH4191,that,behold,thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802,whosesonבְּנָהּ֙be.NahH1121hehadrestoredH2421tolife,criedצֹעֶ֣קֶתtzo.'E.ketH6817tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428forherhouseבֵּיתָ֖הּbei.TahH1004andforherlandH7704.AndGehaziגֵּֽחֲזִי֙ge.cha.ZiH1522saidH559,Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,Okingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thisisthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802,andthisishersonבְּנָ֖הּbe.NahH1121,whomElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477restoredH2421tolife.

6Andwhenthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֥לvai.yish.'AlH7592thewomanלָאִשָּׁ֖הla.'i.ShahH802,shetoldhim.Sothekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428appointeduntoheracertainofficer,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Restoreהָשֵׁ֤יבha.SheivH7725allthatwashers,andallthefruitsofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704sincethedayמִיּ֛וֹםmi.YomH3117thatsheleftH5800thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,evenuntilnowעָֽתָּה׃ פ'A.tahH6258.

7AndElishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477cameH935toDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834;andBen-hadadH1130thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriawassickחֹלֶ֑הcho.LehH2470;anditwastoldH5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430iscomeH935hither.

8Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untoHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֗לcha.za.h.'ElH2371,Takeקַ֤חkachH3947apresentinthyhandבְּיָֽדְךָ֙be.ya.de.KhaH3027,andgo,meetthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andinquireofJehovahbyhim,sayingH559,ShallIrecoverofthissicknessמֵחֳלִ֥יme.cho.LiH2483?

9SoHazaelחֲזָאֵל֮cha.za.'ElH2371wentH935tomeethim,andtookH3947apresentwithhim, evenofeverygoodט֣וּבtuvH2898thingofDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705camels’גָּמָ֑לga.MalH1581burdenH4853,andcameH935andstoodH5975beforehim,andsaidH559, Thysonבִּנְךָ֨bin.KhaH1121Ben-hadadH1130kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriahathsentH7971metothee,sayingH559,ShallIrecoverofthissicknessמֵחֳלִ֥יme.cho.LiH2483?

10AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559untohim, Go,sayH559untohim, Thou shaltsurelyrecover; howbeitJehovahhathshowedH7200methatheshallsurelydieH4191.

11Andhesettledhiscountenancestedfastlyuponhim,untilhewasashamedבֹּ֑שׁBoshH954:andthemanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430weptוַיֵּ֖בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058.

12AndHazaelחֲזָאֵ֔לcha.za.'ElH2371saidH559,Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069weepethmylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113?Andheanswered,BecauseIknowיָדַ֡עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045theevilH7451thatthou wiltdountothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478:theirstrongholdsH4013wilt thousetonfireבָּאֵשׁ֙ba.'EshH784,andtheiryoungH1121menH970wilt thouslayH2026withtheswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,andwiltdashתְּרַטֵּ֔שׁte.ra.TeshH7376inpiecestheirlittleones,andripuptheirwomenwithchild.

13AndHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֔לcha.za.h.'ElH2371saidH559,Butwhatisthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,whoisbutadogהַכֶּ֔לֶבha.Ke.levH3611,thatheshoulddothisgreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697?AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477answered,JehovahhathshowedH7200methatthou shaltbekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overSyria.

14ThenhedepartedfromElishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477,andcameH935tohismasterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113;whosaidH559tohim,WhatsaidH559Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477tothee?Andheanswered,Hetoldmethatthou wouldestsurelyrecover.

15Anditcametopassonthemorrow,thathetookH3947thecoverlet,anddippedH2881itinwaterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,andspreadוַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.RosH6566itonhisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440,sothathediedH4191:andHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֖לcha.za.h.'ElH2371reignedH4427inhisstead.

16Andinthefifthyearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141ofJoramלְיוֹרָ֤םle.yo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Jehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092beingthenkingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֥םye.ho.RamH3088thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063begantoreignH4427.

17Thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andtwoוּשְׁתַּ֛יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldwasH1961hewhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427eightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.nahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

18Andhewalkedinthewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀be.De.rekhH1870ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,asdidthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256:forhehadthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256towifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802;andhedidthatwhichwasH1961evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah.

19HowbeitJehovahwouldאָבָ֤ה'a.VahH14notdestroyלְהַשְׁחִ֣יתle.hash.ChitH7843Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,forDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisservant’sעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650sakeלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,ashepromisedhimtogiveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414untohimalampנִ֛ירnirH5216forhischildrenalway.

20Inhisdaysבְּיָמָיו֙be.ya.MavH3117Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123revoltedfromunderthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,andmadeakingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428overthemselves.

21ThenJoramיוֹרָם֙yo.RamH3141passedH5674overtoZair,andallhischariotsH7393withhim:andheroseH6965upbynightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,andsmotetheEdomitesthatcompassedhimabout,andthecaptainsofthechariotsH7393;andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fledH5127totheirtentsלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

22SoEdomאֱד֗וֹם'e.DomH123revoltedfromunderthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063untothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.Thenאָ֛ז'azH227didLibnahלִבְנָ֖הliv.NahH3841revoltatthesametimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

23Andtherestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofJoramיוֹרָ֖םyo.RamH3141,andallthathedid,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

24AndJoramיוֹרָם֙yo.RamH3141sleptwithhisfathersH1,andwasburiedH6912withhisfathersH1inthecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

25InthetwelfthyearH8141ofJoramלְיוֹרָ֥םle.yo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478didAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoramיְהוֹרָ֖םye.ho.RamH3088kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063begintoreignH4427.

26Twoוּשְׁתַּ֤יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldwasAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274whenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427oneאַחַ֔ת'a.ChatH259yearוְשָׁנָ֣הve.sha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.Andhismother’sאִמּוֹ֙'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034wasAthaliahעֲתַלְיָ֔הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofOmriעָמְרִ֖י'a.me.RiH6018kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

27Andhewalkedinthewayבְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙be.De.rekhH1870ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256,anddidthatwhichwasevilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah,asdidthehouseכְּבֵ֣יתke.VeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256;forhewastheson-in-lawofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256.

28AndhewentwithJoramיוֹרָ֣םyo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256towarH4421againstHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֥לcha.za.h.'ElH2371kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaatRamoth-gilead:andtheSyrianswoundedוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221Joramיוֹרָֽם׃yo.RamH3141.

29Andkingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Joramיוֹרָ֨םyo.RamH3141returnedוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725tobehealedלְהִתְרַפֵּ֣אle.hit.ra.Pe'H7495inJezreelבְיִזְרְעֶ֗אלve.yiz.re.'ElH3157ofthewoundsהַמַּכִּים֙ha.ma.KimH4347whichtheSyrianshadgivenhimatRamahבָּֽרָמָ֔הba.ra.MahH7414,whenhefoughtH3898againstHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֖לcha.za.h.'ElH2371kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyria.AndAhaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּva.'a.chaz.Ya.huH274thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoramיְהוֹרָ֜םye.ho.RamH3088kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063wentH3381downיָרַ֡דya.RadH3381toseeלִרְא֞וֹתlir.'otH7200Joramיוֹרָ֧םyo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֛ב'ach.'AvH256inJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֖אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157,becausehewassickחֹלֶ֥הcho.LehH2470.

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