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2 Kings 4:23-42

23AndhesaidH559,Whyמַ֠דּוּעַMa.du.a'H4069wilt thougoH1980tohimto-day?Itisneithernewחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320moonH2320norsabbathשַׁבָּ֑תsha.BatH7676.AndshesaidH559, [Itis]well.

24ThenshesaddledH2280theass,andsaidH559toherservantנַעֲרָ֖הּna.'a.RahH5288, Driveandgo forward; slacknottheridingH7392forme,exceptIbid thee.

25AndshewentH935andcameH935tothemanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,tomountCarmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760.AnditcameH935topasswhenthemanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430sawH7200herafaroff,thathesaidH559toGehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֣יgei.cha.ZiH1522hisservantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288,Behold,thereistheShunammiteהַשּׁוּנַמִּ֥יתha.shu.na.MitH7767:

26runרֽוּץ־rutz-H7323nowעַתָּה֮'a.TahH6258,Ipraythee,tomeether,andsayH559untoher,Isitwellwiththee?isitwellwiththyhusbandלְאִישֵׁ֖ךְle.'i.ShekhH376?isitwellwiththechildלַיָּ֑לֶדlai.Ya.ledH3206?AndshesaidH559,Itiswell.

27AndshecameH935tothemanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430tothemountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,andcaughthimbythefeetH7272;andGehaziגֵּֽיחֲזִ֜יgei.cha.ZiH1522drewH5066neartothrustheraway;butthemanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidH559,Letheralone,forhersoulH5315istroubledwithinher,andJehovahhashiddenH5956itfromme,andhasnottoldH5046me.

28AndshesaidH559,DidIdesireasonבֵ֖ןvenH1121ofmylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113?didInotsayH559, Donotdeceiveme?

29AndhesaidH559toGehaziלְגֵיחֲזִ֜יle.gei.cha.ZiH1522,Girdחֲגֹ֣רcha.GorH2296upthyloinsמָתְנֶ֗יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975,andtakeוְקַ֨חve.KachH3947mystaffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֣יmish.'an.TiH4938inthyhandבְיָדְךָ֮ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,andgo thyway.IfthoumeetanymanH376,salutehimnot,andifanysalutethee,answerתַעֲנֶנּ֑וּta.'a.ne.NuH6030himnotagain;andlaymystaffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֖יmish.'an.TiH4938uponthefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440oftheladהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288.

30Andthemotherאֵ֣ם'emH517oftheladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288saidH559,AsJehovahliveth,andasthysoulH5315liveth,Iwillnotleaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800thee!AndheroseH6965upandfollowedher.

31AndGehaziוְגֵחֲזִ֞יve.ge.cha.ZiH1522passedH5674onbeforethem,andlaidthestaffהַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ha.mish.'E.netH4938uponthefaceH6440oftheladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288;buttherewasneithervoiceH6963,norsignofattention.AndhereturnedH7725tomeethim,andtoldH5046himsayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Theladהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288isnotawaked.

32AndwhenElishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477cameH935intothehouseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004,behold,thechildwasdeadמֵ֔תMetH4191, [and]laidH7901uponhisbedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃mi.ta.ToH4296.

33AndhewentH935inandshutוַיִּסְגֹּ֥רvai.yis.GorH5462thedoorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817uponthemboth,andprayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֖לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419toJehovah.

34AndhewentH5927up,andlayH7901uponthechildהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,andputוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760hismouthפִּ֨יוpivH6310uponhismouthפִּ֜יוpivH6310,andhiseyesוְעֵינָ֤יוve.'ei.NavH5869uponhiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869,andhishandsH3709uponhishandsH3709,andbentoverhim;andthefleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320ofthechildהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206grewwarmוַיָּ֖חָםvai.Ya.chomH2552.

35AndhereturnedH7725,andwalkedinthehouseבַּבַּ֗יִתba.Ba.yitH1004toandfro;andwentH5927up,andbentoverhim.Andtheladהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288sneezedsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesH6471,andtheladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288openedוַיִּפְקַ֥חvai.yif.KachH6491hiseyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

36AndhecalledH7121Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiH1522,andsaidH559,CallH7121thisShunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּ֣יתha.shu.na.MitH7767.AndhecalledH7121her;andshecameH935tohim.AndhesaidH559,Takeשְׂאִ֥יse.'IH5375upthysonבְנֵֽךְ׃ve.NekhH1121.

37AndshecameH935andfellH5307athisfeetH7272,andbowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herselftothegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776;andshetookH5375uphersonבְּנָ֖הּbe.NahH1121,andwentH3318out.

38AndElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֞עve.'e.li.Sha'H477cameagaintoGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֙לָה֙ha.gil.Ga.lahH1537.Andtherewasafamineוְהָרָעָ֣בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458inthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776;andthesonsוּבְנֵי֙u.ve.NeiH1121oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030weresittingH3427beforehim.AndhesaidH559tohisservantלְנַעֲר֗וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,SetonthegreatH1419potהַסִּ֣ירha.SirH5518,andboilH1310pottageforthesonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

39Thenoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259wentH3318outintothefieldH7704togatherלְלַקֵּ֣טle.la.KetH3950herbs,andfoundH4672awildvineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612,andgatheredוַיְלַקֵּ֥טvay.la.KetH3950fromithislapfullofwildcolocynths,andcameH935andshredthemintothepotסִ֥ירsirH5518ofpottage;fortheydidnotknowH3045them.

40Andtheypouredוַיִּֽצְק֥וּvai.yitz.KuH3332outforthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376toeatH398.Anditcametopass,astheywereH1961eatingH398ofthepottage,thattheycriedH6817outandsaidH559,ManH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,thereisdeathמָ֤וֶתMa.vetH4194inthepotבַּסִּיר֙ba.SirH5518!AndtheycouldnoteatH398[it].

41AndhesaidH559,Thenbringmeal.AndhecastH7993[it]intothepotהַסִּ֑ירha.SirH5518,andsaidH559,Pourצַ֤קtzakH3332outforthepeopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971,thattheymayeatוְיֹאכֵ֔לוּve.yo.Khe.luH398.AndtherewasH1961noharmH7451inthepotבַּסִּֽיר׃ סba.SirH5518.

42AndtherecameH935amanוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376fromBaal-shalishah,andbroughtH935themanלְאִ֨ישׁle.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430breadH3899ofthefirst-fruits,twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים־'es.rim-H6242loavesofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֔יםse.'o.RimH8184,andfreshearsofcorninhissack.AndhesaidH559,Giveתֵּ֥ןtenH5414tothepeopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971thattheymayeatוְיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ve.yo.Khe.luH398.

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