Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 6:24-33

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?”

28Then the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559her, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is the matter?”And she answeredוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Thisהַזֹּ֜אתha.ZotH2063womanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802saidאָמְרָ֣ה'a.me.RahH559to meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413, ‘Give upתְּנִ֤יte.NiH5414אֶת־'et-H853your sonבְּנֵךְ֙be.neKhH1121,that we may eat himוְנֹאכְלֶ֣נּוּ הַיּ֔וֹםve.no.khe.Le.nu hai.YomH398 H3117,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853tomorrowמָחָֽר׃ma.CharH4279we will eatנֹאכַ֥לno.KhalH398my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121.’

29So we boiledוַנְּבַשֵּׁ֥לva.ne.va.ShelH1310אֶת־'et-H853my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121and ate himוַנֹּֽאכְלֵ֑הוּva.no.khe.Le.huH398,and the nextהָאַחֵ֗רha.'a.CherH312dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117I saidוָאֹמַ֨רva.'o.MarH559to herאֵלֶ֜יהָ'e.Lei.haH413, ‘Give upתְּנִ֤יte.NiH5414אֶת־'et-H853your sonבְּנֵךְ֙be.neKhH1121,that we may eat himוְנֹ֣אכְלֶ֔נּוּve.No.khe.Le.nuH398.’But she had hiddenוַתַּחְבִּ֖אva.tach.Bi'H2244אֶת־'et-H853her sonבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121.”

30וַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961When the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802,he toreוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167אֶת־'et-H853his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899.And as heוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931passed byעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674onעַל־'al-H5921the wallהַחֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346,the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200the sackclothוְהִנֵּ֥ה הַשַּׂ֛קve.hi.Neh ha.SakH2009 H8242under his clothesמִבָּֽיִת׃mi.Ba.yitH1004next toעַל־'al-H5921his skinבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320.

31He announcedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “May Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430punishכֹּֽה־ יַעֲשֶׂה־koh- ya.'a.seh-H3541 H6213me,and ever soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541severelyיוֹסִ֑ףyo.SifH3254,ifאִֽם־'im-H518the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֧ע'e.li.Sha'H477sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphatשָׁפָ֛טsha.FatH8202remainsיַעֲמֹ֞דya.'a.ModH5975on his shouldersעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921through this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117!”

32Now Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁע֙ve.'e.li.Sha'H477was sittingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in his houseבְּבֵית֔וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,and the eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205were sittingיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427with himאִתּ֑וֹ'i.ToH854.The king sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971a messengerאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376aheadמִלְּפָנָ֗יוmi.le.fa.NavH6440,but beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.remH2962heהַמַּלְאָ֨ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397arrivedיָבֹא֩ אֵלָ֜יוya.Vo' 'e.LavH935 H413,Elishaוְה֣וּא׀ve.Hu'H1931saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559toאֶל־'el-H413the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205, “Do you seeהַרְּאִיתֶם֙ha.re.'i.TemH7200howכִּֽי־ki-H3588thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088murdererבֶּן־ הַֽמְרַצֵּ֤חַben- ham.ra.Tze.achH1121 H7523has sentשָׁלַ֞חsha.LachH7971someone to cut offלְהָסִ֣ירle.ha.SirH5493אֶת־'et-H853my headרֹאשִׁ֔יro.ShiH7218?Lookרְא֣וּ׀re.'UH7200,when the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֗ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397comesכְּבֹ֣אke.Vo'H935,shutסִגְר֤וּsig.RuH5462the doorהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817to keep him outוּלְחַצְתֶּ֤םu.le.chatz.TemH3905אֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853בַּדֶּ֔לֶתba.De.letH1817.Is notהֲל֗וֹאha.Lo'H3808the soundק֛וֹלKolH6963of his master’sאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113footstepsרַגְלֵ֥יrag.LeiH7272behind himאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310?”

33While Elisha was stillעוֹדֶ֙נּוּ֙o.De.nuH5750speakingמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696with themעִמָּ֔ם וְהִנֵּ֥ה'i.Mam ve.hi.NehH5973 H2009,the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397came downיֹרֵ֣דyo.RedH3381to himאֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413.And the king saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּֽה־vai.Yo.mer hi.neh-H559 H2009, “Thisזֹ֤אתzotH2063calamityהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451isfromמֵאֵ֣תme.'EtH854the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.Whyמָֽה־mah-H4100should I waitאוֹחִ֥יל'o.ChilH3176for the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068any longerעֽוֹד׃ סodH5750?”

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