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2 Kings 6

1Andthesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030saidH559toElishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477,Beholdnow,theplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834wedwellיֹשְׁבִ֥יםyo.she.VimH3427beforetheeistoostraitforus.

2Letusgo,wepraythee,totheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,andtakeוְנִקְחָ֤הve.nik.ChahH3947thenceeverymanH376abeamקוֹרָ֣הko.RahH6982,andletusmakeוְנַעֲשֶׂה־ve.na.'a.seh-H6213usaplaceמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725there,wherewemaydwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427.AndhesaidH559,Go.

3Andoneהָֽאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259saidH559, Consent,Ipraythee,togowiththyservantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.AndhesaidH559,Iwillgo.

4AndhewentH935withthem.AndtheycameH935totheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383andcutוַֽיִּגְזְר֖וּvai.yig.ze.RuH1504downthetreesH6086.

5Anditcametopassasoneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259wasH1961fellingH5307abeamהַקּוֹרָ֔הha.ko.RahH6982,thattheironהַבַּרְזֶ֖לha.bar.ZelH1270fellH5307intothewaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325;andhecriedH6817andsaidH559,Alasאֲהָ֥הּ'a.HahH162,masterH113,anditwasH1961borrowed!

6Andthemanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidH559,Wherediditfallנָפָ֑לna.FalH5307?Andheshewedhimtheplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.Andhecutdownastick,andcastH7993itinthither,andmadetheironהַבַּרְזֶֽל׃ha.bar.ZelH1270toswim.

7AndhesaidH559,TakeH3947[it]uptothee.Andheputouthishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027andtookH3947it.

8Andthekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofSyriawarredagainstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;andhetookcounselH3289withhisservantsעֲבָדָ֣יו'a.va.DavH5650,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Insuchandsuchaplaceמְק֛וֹםme.KomH4725[shallbeH1961]mycamp.

9Andthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430sentH7971tothekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,BewarethatthoupassH5674notsuchaplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,forthithertheSyriansarecomedown.

10Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentH7971totheplaceהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichthemanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430toldhimandwarnedhimof,andhewasonhisguardH8104there. [ThattookplaceH4725]notonce,nortwice.

11Andtheheartלֵ֣בlevH3820ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriawastroubledbecauseofthisthingH1697;andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650,andsaidH559tothem,Willyenotshewmewhichofusisforthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

12Andoneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259ofhisservantsמֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יוme.'a.va.DavH5650saidH559,None,mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;butElishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477,theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030thatisinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,tellsthekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thewordsהַ֨דְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatthou speakestinthy bedchamber.

13AndhesaidH559,GoH7971andseeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200whereheis,andIwillsendוְאֶשְׁלַ֖חve.'esh.LachH7971andfetchhim.AnditwastoldH5046himsayingH559,Behold,heisinDothanבְדֹתָֽן׃ve.do.TanH1886.

14AndhesentH7971thitherhorsesH5483andchariotsH7393,andagreathost,andtheycameH935bynightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915andsurroundedthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

15Andwhentheattendantofthemanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430roseH6965earlyוַ֠יַּשְׁכֵּםVai.yash.kemH7925andwentH3318forthH3318,behold,anarmyחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428surroundedסוֹבֵ֥בso.VevH5437thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,withhorsesוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483andchariotsH7393.Andhisservantנַעֲר֥וֹna.'a.RoH5288saidH559tohim,Alasאֲהָ֥הּ'a.HahH162,mymasterH113!howאֵיכָ֥ה'ei.KhahH349shallwedo?

16AndhesaidH559,FearH3372not,fortheythatarewithusaremorethantheythatarewiththem.

17AndElishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419andsaidH559,Jehovah,IprayH6419thee,openפְּקַח־pe.kach-H6491hiseyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869thathemayseeH7200.AndJehovahopenedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491theeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869oftheyoungH5288manH5288,andhesawH7200;and,behold,themountainH2022wasfullמָלֵ֨אma.Le'H4390ofhorsesH5483andchariotsH7393offireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784roundH5439aboutElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477.

18AndtheycameH3381downוַיֵּרְדוּ֮vai.ye.re.DuH3381tohim;andElishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419toJehovahandsaidH559,Smitethisnationהַגּוֹי־ha.goy-H1471,IprayH6419thee,withblindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֑יםba.san.ve.RimH5575.Andhesmotethemwithblindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֖יםba.san.ve.RimH5575accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477.

19AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559tothem,Thisisnotthewayהַדֶּרֶךְ֮ha.de.reKhH1870,neitheristhisthecityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892:followme,andIwillbringyoutothemanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376whomyeseekתְּבַקֵּשׁ֑וּןte.va.ke.ShunH1245.AndheledthemtoSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃sho.me.Ro.nahH8111.

20AnditcameH935topasswhentheyenteredintoSamariaשֹׁמְרוֹן֒sho.me.rOnH8111,thatElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559,Jehovah,openפְּקַ֥חpe.KachH6491theeyesעֵינֵֽי־'ei.nei-H5869ofthese[men]thattheymayseeH7200.AndJehovahopenedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491theireyesעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869,andtheysawH7200,andbehold,theywereH1961inthemidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

21Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559toElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477,whenhesawH7200them,Myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1,shallIsmite?shallIsmite[them]?

22AndhesaidH559, Thou shaltnotsmite[them]: wouldest thousmitethosewhomthou hasttakenH7617captiveשָׁבִ֛יתָsha.Vi.taH7617withthyswordבְּחַרְבְּךָ֥be.char.be.KhaH2719andwiththybowוּֽבְקַשְׁתְּךָ֖u.ve.kash.te.ChaH7198?SetH7760breadH3899andwaterוָמַ֜יִםva.Ma.yimH4325beforethem,thattheymayeatוְיֹֽאכְלוּ֙ve.yo.khe.LuH398anddrinkוְיִשְׁתּ֔וּve.yish.TuH8354,andgototheirmasterאֲדֹנֵיהֶֽם׃'a.do.nei.HemH113.

23Andhepreparedagreatגְדוֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419repastforthem,andtheyateH398anddrankוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354;andhesentH7971themawayH7971,andtheywentH935totheirmasterאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.HemH113.Andthebandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416ofSyriacameלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935nomoreintothelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

24AnditcametopassafterthisthatBen-HadadH1130kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriagatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֛ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allhisarmyמַחֲנֵ֑הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264,andwentH5927upandbesiegedSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

25AndtherewasH1961agreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419famineרָעָ֤בra.'AvH7458inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111;andbehold,theybesiegedit,untilanass'sheadרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218wasH1961wortheightyבִּשְׁמֹנִ֣יםbish.mo.NimH8084silver-pieces,andthefourthוְרֹ֛בַעve.Roa'H7255partofacabofdove's dungfiveבַּחֲמִשָּׁה־ba.cha.mi.shah-H2568silver-pieces.

26AnditcametopassH5674asthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasH1961passingH5674byuponthewallהַחֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346,therecriedH6817awomanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802tohimsayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Help,mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113Okingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428!

27AndhesaidH559,IfJehovahdonothelpthee, whenceshouldIhelpthee?Outofthethreshing-floor,oroutofthewinepressהַיָּֽקֶב׃hai.Ya.kevH3342?

28Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559toher,Whataileth thee?AndshesaidH559,Thiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559tome,Giveתְּנִ֤יte.NiH5414thysonבְּנֵךְ֙be.neKhH1121,thatwemayeatוְנֹאכְלֶ֣נּוּve.no.khe.Le.nuH398himto-day,andwewilleatנֹאכַ֥לno.KhalH398mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121to-morrow.

29AndweboiledH1310mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121,andateH398him:andIsaidH559toheronthenextdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,Giveתְּנִ֤יte.NiH5414thysonבְּנֵךְ֙be.neKhH1121,thatwemayeatH398him;andshehashiddenH2244hersonבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121.

30AnditcametopassH5674whenthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heardH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697ofthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802,thatherenthisgarmentsH899;andhewasH1961passingH5674byuponthewallהַחֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346,andthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971lookedH7200,andbehold,hehadsackclothהַשַּׂ֛קha.SakH8242withinuponhisfleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320.

31AndhesaidH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430doso,andmorealsotome,iftheheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofElishaאֱלִישָׁ֧ע'e.li.Sha'H477thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphatשָׁפָ֛טsha.FatH8202shallremainיַעֲמֹ֞דya.'a.ModH5975onhimthisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117!

32AndElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁע֙ve.'e.li.Sha'H477satH3427inhishouseבְּבֵית֔וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,andtheeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205satH3427withhim.And[theking]sentH7971amanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376beforehim.Beforethemessengerהַמַּלְאָ֨ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cameH935tohim,hehimselfsaidH559totheeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,DoyeseeH7200howthissonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofamurdererהַֽמְרַצֵּ֤חַham.ra.Tze.achH7523hassentH7971totakeawayH5493myheadרֹאשִׁ֔יro.ShiH7218?SeeH7200,whenthemessengerהַמַּלְאָ֗ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397comesH935;shutסִגְר֤וּsig.RuH5462thedoorהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817,andkeephimoffwiththedoorבַּדֶּ֔לֶתba.De.letH1817:isnotthesoundק֛וֹלKolH6963ofhismaster'sfeetH7272behindhim?

33AndwhileheyetH5750talkedwiththem,behold,themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cameH3381downיֹרֵ֣דyo.RedH3381tohim.And[theking]saidH559,Behold,thisevilH7451isofJehovah:whyמָֽה־mah-H4100shouldIwaitאוֹחִ֥יל'o.ChilH3176forJehovahanylonger?

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