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2 Kings 4:8-20

8AnditcametopassH5674onadayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117,thatElishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'H477passedH5674toShunemשׁוּנֵ֗םshu.NemH7766,wherewasH1961awealthywomanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802;andshe constrainedhimtoeatלֶאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398breadH3899.AndsoitwasH1961, [that]asoftashepassedH5674by,heturnedיָסֻ֥רya.SurH5493inthithertoeatלֶאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398breadH3899.

9AndshesaidH559toherhusbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376,Beholdnow,Iperceivethatthisisaholyקָד֣וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,whopassesH5674byuscontinuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

10LetusmakeH7760,Ipraythee,asmallקְטַנָּ֔הke.ta.NahH6996upperעֲלִיַּת־'a.li.yat-H5944chamberH5944withwallsקִיר֙kirH7023,andletussetH7760forhimthereabedמִטָּ֥הmi.TahH4296,andatableוְשֻׁלְחָ֖ןve.shul.ChanH7979,andaseatH3678,andalampstandוּמְנוֹרָ֑הu.me.no.RahH4501;anditshallbeוְהָיָ֛הve.ha.YahH1961whenhecomethtous,heshallturnיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493inthither.

11AnditcameH935topassonadayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,thathecameH935thither,andheturnedוַיָּ֥סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493intotheupperהָעֲלִיָּ֖הha.'a.li.YahH5944chamberH5944,andlayH7901there.

12AndhesaidH559toGehaziגֵּחֲזִ֣יge.cha.ZiH1522hisservantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288,CallH7121thisShunammiteלַשּׁוּנַמִּ֣יתla.shu.na.MitH7767.AndhecalledH7121her,andshestoodH5975beforehim.

13AndhesaidH559tohim,SayH559nowtoher,Behold, thou hastbeencarefulforuswithallthiscare;whatistobedoneforthee? wouldest thoubespokenH1696fortothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,ortothecaptainofthehostH6635?AndshesaidH559,Idwellיֹשָֽׁבֶת׃yo.Sha.vetH3427amongmine ownpeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971.

14AndhesaidH559,Whatthenistobedoneforher?AndGehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiH1522saidH559, Verily,shehasnosonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121,andherhusbandוְאִישָׁ֥הּve.'i.ShahH376isold.

15AndhesaidH559,CallH7121her;andhecalledH7121her;andshestoodH5975inthedoorwayH6607.

16AndhesaidH559,Atthisappointedלַמּוֹעֵ֤דla.mo.'EdH4150timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256,whenthy termiscome, thou shaltembraceH2263asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121.AndshesaidH559,No,mylordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113,manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,donotlieתְּכַזֵּ֖בte.kha.ZevH3576tothy handmaid.

17Andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802conceivedH2029,andboreH3205asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121atthatappointedלַמּוֹעֵ֤דla.mo.'EdH4150timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256inthenextyearasElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477hadsaidH1696toher.

18Andthechildהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206grewH1431,anditcametopassonedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,thathewentH3318outtohisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1tothereapers.

19AndhesaidH559tohisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,Myheadרֹאשִׁ֣י׀ro.ShiH7218,myheadרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218!AndhesaidH559totheservantהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,Carryשָׂאֵ֖הוּsa.'E.huH5375himtohismotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.

20AndhecarriedH5375him,andbroughtH935himtohismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517;andhesatH3427onherkneestillnoonH6672,anddiedH4191.

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