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2 Kings 8:7-15

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.

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