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2 Kings 4:12-25

12And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Gehaziגֵּחֲזִ֣יge.cha.ZiH1522his servantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288, “Callקְרָ֖אke.Ra'H7121theהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063Shunammite womanלַשּׁוּנַמִּ֣יתla.shu.na.MitH7767.”And when he had calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121her,she stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975before himלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440,

13and Elisha saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Gehazi, “Nowנָ֣אna'H4994tellאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559herאֵלֶיהָ֮'e.lei.HaH413, ‘Lookהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,you have gone to allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֹּאת֒ha.zoTH2063troubleחָרַ֣דְתְּ׀ הַחֲרָדָ֣הcha.Radt ha.cha.ra.DahH2729 H2731for usאֵלֵינוּ֮'e.lei.NuH413אֶת־'et-H853.Whatמֶ֚הmehH4100can we doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for youהֲיֵ֤שׁha.YeshH3426?Can we speakלְדַבֶּר־le.da.ber-H1696on your behalf toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428orא֖וֹ'oH176אֶל־'el-H413the commanderשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635?’” “Iאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595have a homeיֹשָֽׁבֶת׃yo.Sha.vetH3427amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432my own peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971,”she repliedוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559.

14So he askedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Then whatוּמֶ֖הu.MehH4100should be doneלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for her?” “Wellאֲבָ֛ל'a.ValH61, she hasnoאֵֽין־'ein-H369sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121,”Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiH1522repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “and her husbandוְאִישָׁ֥הּve.'i.ShahH376is oldזָקֵֽן׃za.KenH2204.”

15“Callקְרָא־ke.ra'-H7121her,”said Elishaוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.So Gehazi calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121her,and she stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975in the doorwayבַּפָּֽתַח׃ba.Pa.tachH6607.

16And Elisha declaredוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “At thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088timeלַמּוֹעֵ֤דla.mo.'EdH4150next yearכָּעֵ֣ת חַיָּ֔הka.'Et chai.YahH6256 H2416,youאַ֖תְּ'a.tiH859will holdחֹבֶ֣קֶתcho.Ve.ketH2263a son in your armsבֵּ֑ןBenH1121.” “Noאַל־'al-H408,my lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113,”she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559. “Do notאַל־'al-H408lieתְּכַזֵּ֖בte.kha.ZevH3576to your maidservantבְּשִׁפְחָתֶֽךָ׃be.shif.cha.Te.khaH8198,O manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.”

17But the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802did conceiveוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029,and at thatהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088timeלַמּוֹעֵ֤דla.mo.'EdH4150the next yearכָּעֵ֣ת חַיָּ֔הka.'Et chai.YahH6256 H2416she gave birth toוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121,just asאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477had toldדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696herאֵלֶ֖יהָ'e.Lei.haH413.

18Andוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961the childהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206grewוַיִּגְדַּ֖לvai.yig.DalH1431,and one dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117he went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318toאֶל־'el-H413his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,who was withאֶל־'el-H413the harvestersהַקֹּצְרִֽים׃ha.ko.tze.RimH7114.

19“My headרֹאשִׁ֣י׀ro.ShiH7218!My headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218!”he complainedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1.So his father toldוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559a servantהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288, “Carry himאֶל־ שָׂאֵ֖הוּ'el- sa.'E.huH5375 H413toאֶל־'el-H413his motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.”

20After the servant had picked him upוַיִּשָּׂאֵ֔הוּvai.yi.sa.'E.huH5375and carried himוַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935toאֶל־'el-H413his motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517, the boysatוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921her lapבִּרְכֶּ֛יהָbir.Kei.haH1290untilעַד־'ad-H5704noonהַֽצָּהֳרַ֖יִםha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672,and then he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

21And she went upוַתַּ֙עַל֙va.Ta.'alH5927and laid himוַתַּשְׁכִּבֵ֔הוּva.tash.ki.Ve.huH7901onעַל־'al-H5921the bedמִטַּ֖תmi.TatH4296of the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.Then she shutוַתִּסְגֹּ֥ר בַּעֲד֖וֹva.tis.Gor ba.'a.DoH5462 H1157the doorand went outוַתֵּצֵֽא׃va.te.Tze'H3318.

22And the woman calledוַתִּקְרָא֮ אֶל־va.tik.Ra' 'el-H7121 H413her husbandאִישָׁהּ֒'i.ShahH376and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994sendשִׁלְחָ֨הshil.ChahH7971meoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259ofמִן־min-H4480the servantsהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288and oneוְאַחַ֖תve.'a.ChatH259of the donkeysהָאֲתֹנ֑וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860,that I may go quicklyוְאָר֛וּצָהve.'a.Ru.tzahH7323toעַד־'ad-H5704the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and returnוְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725.”

23“Whyמַ֠דּוּעַMa.du.a'H4069would youאַ֣תְּ'a.tiH859goהֹלֶ֤כֶתho.lakh.tiH1980to himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117?”he repliedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “It is notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808a New Moonחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320orוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808a Sabbathשַׁבָּ֑תsha.BatH7676.” “Everything is all rightשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965,”she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559.

24Then she saddledוַֽתַּחֲבֹשׁ֙va.ta.cha.VoshH2280the donkeyהָֽאָת֔וֹןha.'a.TonH860and toldוַתֹּ֥אמֶר אֶֽל־va.To.mer 'el-H559 H413her servantנַעֲרָ֖הּna.'a.RahH5288, “Driveנְהַ֣גne.HagH5090onwardוָלֵ֑ךְva.LekhH1980;do notאַל־'al-H408slowתַּעֲצָר־ta.'a.tzor-H6113the paceלִרְכֹּ֔בlir.KoH7392for meכִּ֖יkiH3588unlessאִם־'im-H518I tellאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559you.”

25So she set outוַתֵּ֗לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980and wentוַתָּב֛וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430atאֶל־'el-H413Mountהַ֣רharH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑ל וַ֠יְהִיha.kar.Mel Vay.hiH3760 H1961.When the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430sawכִּרְא֨וֹתkir.'otH7200herאֹתָהּ֙'o.TahH853at a distanceמִנֶּ֔גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048,he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his servantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֣יgei.cha.ZiH1522, “Lookהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009,there isהַלָּֽז׃ha.LazH1975the Shunammite womanהַשּׁוּנַמִּ֥יתha.shu.na.MitH7767.

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