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2 Kings 4:8-20

8וַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961One dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'H477wentוַיַּעֲבֹ֧רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674toאֶל־'el-H413Shunemשׁוּנֵ֗םshu.NemH7766,and a prominentגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802who lived thereוְשָׁם֙ve.ShamH8033persuadedוַתַּחֲזֶק־va.ta.cha.zek-H2388himto have a mealלֶאֱכָל־ לָ֑חֶםle.'e.khol- La.chemH398 H3899.So wheneverוַֽיְהִי֙ מִדֵּ֣יvay.Hi mi.DeiH1961 H1767he would pass byעָבְר֔וֹa.ve.RoH5674,he would stopיָסֻ֥רya.SurH5493thereשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033to eatלֶאֱכָל־ לָֽחֶם׃le.'e.khol- La.chemH398 H3899.

9Then the woman saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413her husbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,nowנָ֣אna'H4994I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּ֛יkiH3588the oneה֑וּאHu'H1931who oftenתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548comes our wayעֹבֵ֥ר עָלֵ֖ינוּ'o.Ver 'a.Lei.nuH5674 H5921is a holyקָד֣וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

10Pleaseנָּ֤אna'H4994let us makeנַֽעֲשֶׂה־na.'a.seh-H6213a smallקְטַנָּ֔הke.ta.NahH6996room upstairsעֲלִיַּת־ קִיר֙'a.li.yat- kirH5944 H7023and putוְנָשִׂ֨יםve.na.SimH7760in itשָׁ֛םshamH8033a bedמִטָּ֥הmi.TahH4296,a tableוְשֻׁלְחָ֖ןve.shul.ChanH7979,a chairוְכִסֵּ֣אve.khi.Se'H3678,and a lampוּמְנוֹרָ֑הu.me.no.RahH4501for him.Then whenוְהָיָ֛הve.ha.YahH1961he comesבְּבֹא֥וֹbe.vo.'OH935to usאֵלֵ֖ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413,he can stayיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493thereשָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahH8033.”

11וַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961One dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117Elishacame to visitוַיָּ֣בֹא שָׁ֑מָּהvai.Ya.vo' Sha.mahH935 H8033and wentוַיָּ֥סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493toאֶל־'el-H413his upper roomהָעֲלִיָּ֖הha.'a.li.YahH5944to lie downוַיִּשְׁכַּב־ שָֽׁמָּה׃vai.yish.kav- Sha.mahH7901 H8033.

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.

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