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2 Kings 4:9-40

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.

21AndshewentH3318up,andlaidH7901himonthebedמִטַּ֖תmi.TatH4296ofthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andshutוַתִּסְגֹּ֥רva.tis.GorH5462[thedoor]uponhim,andwentH3318out.

22Andshecalledוַתִּקְרָא֮va.tik.Ra'H7121toherhusbandאִישָׁהּ֒'i.ShahH376,andsaidH559,Sendשִׁלְחָ֨הshil.ChahH7971me,Ipraythee,oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259oftheyoungH5288menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,andoneוְאַחַ֖תve.'a.ChatH259oftheasses,andIwillrunוְאָר֛וּצָהve.'a.Ru.tzahH7323tothemanH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andcomeagain.

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].

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