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2 Kings 6:24-27

24וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961Some time laterאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֔ן'a.cha.rei- KhenH310 H3651,Ben-hadadH1130kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758אֶת־'et-H853assembledוַיִּקְבֹּ֛ץvai.yik.BotzH6908his entireכָּל־kol-H3605armyמַחֲנֵ֑הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264and marched upוַיַּ֕עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to besiegeוַיָּ֖צַר עַל־vai.Ya.tzar 'al-H6696 H5921Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

25So there wasוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961a greatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419famineרָעָ֤בra.'AvH7458in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111.Indeedוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009,they besiegedצָרִ֣יםtza.RimH6696the cityעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921so long thatעַ֣ד'adH5704a donkey’sחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2543headרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218soldהֱי֤וֹתhe.YotH1961for eightyבִּשְׁמֹנִ֣יםbish.mo.NimH8084shekelsof silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,and a quarterוְרֹ֛בַעve.Roa'H7255cabהַקַּ֥בha.KavH6894of dove’s dungH2716sold for fiveבַּחֲמִשָּׁה־ba.cha.mi.shah-H2568shekelsof silverכָֽסֶף׃Kha.sefH3701.

26וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961As the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478was passing byעֹבֵ֖ר'o.VerH5674onעַל־'al-H5921the wallהַחֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346,a womanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802cried outצָעֲקָ֤הtza.'a.KahH6817to himאֵלָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר'e.Lav le.MorH413 H559, “Help meהוֹשִׁ֖יעָהho.Shi.'ahH3467,my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428!”

27He answeredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “If the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068does notאַל־'al-H408help youיוֹשִׁעֵ֣ךְyo.shi.'EkhH3467,whereמֵאַ֖יִןme.'A.yinH370can I find help for youאֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֑ךְ'o.shi.'EkhH3467?Fromהֲמִן־ha.min-H4480the threshing floorהַגֹּ֖רֶןha.Go.renH1637orא֥וֹ מִן־'o min-H176 H4480the winepressהַיָּֽקֶב׃hai.Ya.kevH3342?”

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