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2 Kings 4:21-37

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.”

28Then she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Did I ask youהֲשָׁאַ֥לְתִּיha.sha.'Al.tiH7592for a sonבֵ֖ן מֵאֵ֣תven me.'EtH1121 H854,my lordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113?Didn’tהֲלֹ֣אha.Lo'H3808I sayאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808deceive meתַשְׁלֶ֖הtash.LehH7952אֹתִֽי׃'o.TiH853?’”

29So Elisha saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Gehaziלְגֵיחֲזִ֜יle.gei.cha.ZiH1522, “Tie upחֲגֹ֣רcha.GorH2296your garmentמָתְנֶ֗יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975,takeוְקַ֨חve.KachH3947my staffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֣יmish.'an.TiH4938in your handבְיָדְךָ֮ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,and goוָלֵךְ֒va.leKhH1980!Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588you meetתִמְצָ֥אtim.Tza'H4672anyoneאִישׁ֙'ishH376,do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808greet himתְבָרְכֶ֔נּוּte.va.re.Khe.nuH1288,and ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588anyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376greets youיְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288,do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808answer himתַעֲנֶנּ֑וּta.'a.ne.NuH6030.Then layוְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.TaH7760my staffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֖יmish.'an.TiH4938onעַל־'al-H5921the boy’sהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440.”

30And the motherאֵ֣ם'emH517of the boyהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416and as you yourselfנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315liveוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416,I will notאִם־'im-H518leave youאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800.”So he got upוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and followedוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980herאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃'a.cha.Rei.haH310.

31Gehaziוְגֵחֲזִ֞יve.ge.cha.ZiH1522went onעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674ahead of themלִפְנֵיהֶ֗םlif.nei.HemH6440and laidוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760אֶת־'et-H853the staffהַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ha.mish.'E.netH4938onעַל־'al-H5921the boy’sהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,but there was noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369soundק֖וֹלKolH6963orוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369responseקָ֑שֶׁבKa.shevH7182.So he went backוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to meetלִקְרָאתוֹ֙lik.ra.ToH7122Elishaand toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046himלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “The boyהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288has notלֹ֥אlo'H3808awakenedהֵקִ֖יץhe.KitzH6974.”

32When Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477reachedוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935the houseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004,there wasוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009the boyהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288lyingמֻשְׁכָּ֖בmush.KavH7901deadמֵ֔תMetH4191onעַל־'al-H5921his bedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃mi.ta.ToH4296.

33So he went inוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935,closedוַיִּסְגֹּ֥רvai.yis.GorH5462the doorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817behindבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157the two of themשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147,and prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֖לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

34Then Elisha got on the bedוַיַּ֜עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927and layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901onעַל־'al-H5921the boyהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206וַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760,mouthפִּ֨יוpivH6310toעַל־'al-H5921mouthפִּ֜יוpivH6310,eyeוְעֵינָ֤יוve.'ei.NavH5869toעַל־'al-H5921eyeעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869,and handוְכַפָּ֣יוve.kha.PavH3709toעַל־'al-H5921handכַּפָּ֔יוka.povH3709.As he stretched himself outוַיִּגְהַ֖רvai.yig.HarH1457over himעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921,the boy’sהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206bodyבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320became warmוַיָּ֖חָםvai.Ya.chomH2552.

35Elisha turned awayוַיָּ֜שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725and pacedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980back and forthH259 H2008across the roomבַּבַּ֗יִתba.Ba.yitH1004.Then he got on the bedוַיַּ֖עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927and stretched himself outוַיִּגְהַ֣רvai.yig.HarH1457over the boy againעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921,and the boyהַנַּ֙עַר֙ עַד־ha.Na.'ar 'ad-H5288 H5704sneezedוַיְזוֹרֵ֤רvay.zo.RerH2237sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471and openedוַיִּפְקַ֥ח הַנַּ֖עַרvai.yif.Kach ha.Na.'arH6491 H5288אֶת־'et-H853his eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

36Elisha summonedוַיִּקְרָ֣א אֶל־vai.yik.Ra' 'el-H7121 H413Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiH1522and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Callקְרָא֙ke.Ra'H7121theהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063Shunammite womanהַשֻּׁנַמִּ֣יתha.shu.na.MitH7767.”So he called herאֶל־ וַיִּקְרָאֶ֖הָ'el- vai.yik.ra.'E.haH7121 H413and she cameוַתָּב֣וֹא אֵלָ֑יוva.ta.Vo' 'e.LavH935 H413.Then Elisha saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Pick upשְׂאִ֥יse.'IH5375your sonבְנֵֽךְ׃ve.NekhH1121.”

37She came inוַתָּבֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935,fellוַתִּפֹּ֣לva.ti.PolH5307atעַל־'al-H5921his feetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272,and bowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776.Then she picked upוַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'H5375אֶת־'et-H853her sonבְּנָ֖הּbe.NahH1121and went outוַתֵּצֵֽא׃ פva.te.Tze'H3318.

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