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2 Kings 6:24-29

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.

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