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2 Kings 8:1-6

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.

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