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2 Kings 6:24-33

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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