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2 Kings 4:18-27

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.

26Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994run outרֽוּץ־rutz-H7323nowעַתָּה֮'a.TahH6258to meet herלִקְרָאתָהּ֒lik.ra.TahH7122and askוֶאֱמָר־ve.'e.mor-H559, ‘Are you all rightהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?Is your husbandלְאִישֵׁ֖ךְle.'i.ShekhH376all rightהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?Is your childלַיָּ֑לֶדlai.Ya.ledH3206all rightהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?’”And she answeredוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Everything is all rightשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.”

27When she reachedוַתָּבֹ֞א אֶל־va.ta.Vo' 'el-H935 H413the manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430atאֶל־'el-H413the mountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,she clungוַֽתַּחֲזֵ֖קva.ta.cha.ZekH2388to his feetבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272.Gehaziגֵּֽיחֲזִ֜יgei.cha.ZiH1522came overוַיִּגַּ֨שׁvai.yi.GashH5066to push her awayלְהָדְפָ֗הּle.ha.de.FahH1920,but the manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “Leave her aloneהַרְפֵּֽה־har.peh-H7503,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588her soulנַפְשָׁ֣הּnaf.ShahH5315isin deep distressמָֽרָה־ma.rah-H4843,and the LORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068has hiddenהֶעְלִ֣יםhe'.LimH5956it from meמִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.niH4480and has notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808toldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046me.”

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