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2 Kings 6:8-23

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.

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