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2 Kings 8:11-13

11Elishafixedוַיַּעֲמֵ֥דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975אֶת־'et-H853his gazeפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440steadilyוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760on himuntilעַד־'ad-H5704Hazael became uncomfortableבֹּ֑שׁBoshH954.Then the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430began to weepוַיֵּ֖בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058.

12“Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069is my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113weepingבֹכֶ֑הvo.KhehH1058?”askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֔לcha.za.'ElH2371. “Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I knowיָדַ֡עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045אֵ֣ת'etH853אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the evilרָעָ֗הra.'AhH7451you will doתַּעֲשֶׂה֩ta.'a.SehH6213to the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לliv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,” Elisharepliedוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “You will setתְּשַׁלַּ֤חte.sha.LachH7971fireבָּאֵשׁ֙ba.'EshH784to their fortressesמִבְצְרֵיהֶ֞םmiv.tze.rei.HemH4013,killתַּהֲרֹ֔גta.ha.RogH2026their young menוּבַחֻֽרֵיהֶם֙u.va.chu.rei.HemH970with the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,dash their little onesוְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֣םve.'o.le.lei.HemH5768to piecesתְּרַטֵּ֔שׁte.ra.TeshH7376,and rip openתְּבַקֵּֽעַ׃te.va.Ke.a'H1234their pregnant womenוְהָרֹתֵיהֶ֖םve.ha.ro.tei.HemH2030.”

13“Butכִּ֣יkiH3588how couldמָ֤הmahH4100your servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,a mere dogהַכֶּ֔לֶבha.Ke.levH3611כִּ֣יkiH3588,doיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213suchהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088a monstrousהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697?”saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Hazaelחֲזָהאֵ֔לcha.za.h.'ElH2371.And Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has shown meהִרְאַ֧נִיhir.'A.niH7200that youאֹתְךָ֖'o.te.KhaH853will bekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Aramאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758.”

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