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2 Kings 13:14-20

14When Elishaוֶֽאֱלִישָׁע֙ve.'e.li.Sha'H477had fallen sickחָלָ֣הcha.LahH2470אֶת־'et-H853with the illnessחָלְי֔וֹchal.YoH2483from whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he would dieיָמ֖וּתya.MutH4191,Jehoashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478came downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to himאֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413and weptוַיֵּ֤בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058overעַל־'al-H5921himפָּנָיו֙pa.NavH6440,sayingוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “My fatherאָבִ֣י׀'a.ViH1,my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,the chariotsרֶ֥כֶבRe.khevH7393and horsemenוּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃u.fa.ra.ShavH6571of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478!”

15Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477toldוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him, “Takeקַ֖חkachH3947a bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198and some arrowsוְחִצִּ֑יםve.chi.TzimH2671.”So Jehoash tookוַיִּקַּ֥ח אֵלָ֖יוvai.yi.Kach 'e.LavH3947 H413a bowקֶ֥שֶׁתKe.shetH7198and some arrowsוְחִצִּֽים׃ve.chi.TzimH2671.

16Then Elisha saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559to the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Putהַרְכֵּ֤בhar.KevH7392your handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027onעַל־'al-H5921the bowהַקֶּ֔שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198.”So the king putוַיַּרְכֵּ֖בvai.yar.KevH7392his hand onיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027the bow,and Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֛ע'e.li.Sha'H477putוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760his handsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027onעַל־'al-H5921the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027.

17“Openפְּתַ֧חpe.TachH6605the eastקֵ֖דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924windowהַחַלּ֛וֹןha.cha.LonH2474,”said Elishaוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.So he openedוַיִּפְתָּ֑חvai.yif.TachH6605itand Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Shootיְרֵה֙ye.RehH3384!”So he shotוַיּ֔וֹרvai.YorH3384.And Elisha declaredוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “This is the LORD’sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068arrowחֵץ־chetz-H2671of victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֤הte.shu.'AhH8668,the arrowוְחֵ֣ץve.ChetzH2671of victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֣הte.shu.'AhH8668over Aramבַֽאֲרָ֔םva.'a.RamH758,for you shall strikeוְהִכִּיתָ֧ve.hi.ki.TaH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Arameansאֲרָ֛ם'a.RamH758in Aphekבַּאֲפֵ֖קba.'a.FekH663untilעַד־'ad-H5704you have put an end to themכַּלֵּֽה׃ka.LehH3615.”

18Then Elisha saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Takeקַ֥חkachH3947the arrowsהַחִצִּ֖יםha.chi.TzimH2671!”So he tookוַיִּקָּ֑חvai.yi.KachH3947them,and Elisha saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, “Strikeהַךְ־hakh-H5221the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776!”So he struckוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the ground threeשָֽׁלֹשׁ־sha.losh-H7969timesפְּעָמִ֖יםpe.'a.MimH6471and stoppedוַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד׃Vai.ya.'a.ModH5975.

19But the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was angryוַיִּקְצֹ֨ףvai.yik.TzofH7107with himעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “You should have struckלְהַכּ֨וֹתle.ha.KotH5221the ground fiveחָמֵ֤שׁcha.MeshH2568orאוֹ־'ov-H176sixשֵׁשׁ֙sheshH8337timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471.Thenאָ֛ז'azH227you would have struck downהִכִּ֥יתָhi.Ki.taH5221אֶת־'et-H853Aramאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758untilעַד־'ad-H5704you had put an end to itכַּלֵּ֑הka.LehH3615.But nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258you will strike downתַּכֶּ֥הta.KehH5221אֶת־'et-H853Aramאֲרָֽם׃ ס'a.RamH758onlythreeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֖יםpe.'a.MimH6471.”

20And Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191and was buriedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֑הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912.Now the Moabiteמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124raidersוּגְדוּדֵ֥יu.ge.du.DeiH1416used to comeיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935into the landבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776every springבָּ֥א שָׁנָֽה׃ba' sha.NahH935 H8141.

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