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2 Kings 7

1AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559,Hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah.Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah: To-morrowaboutthistimeכָּעֵ֤ת׀ka.'EtH6256shallthemeasureoffineסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560beatashekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,andtwomeasuresofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֛יםse.'o.RimH8184atashekelבְּשֶׁ֖קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,inthegateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

2Andthecaptainonwhosehandיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027thekingלַמֶּלֶךְ֩la.me.leKhH4428leanedנִשְׁעָ֨ןnish.'AnH8172answeredthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430andsaidH559,Behold,ifJehovahshouldmakeH6213windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙'a.ru.bOtH699intheheavensבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,wouldthisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697beH1961?AndhesaidH559,Behold, thou shaltseeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200itwiththineeyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,butshaltnoteatתֹאכֵֽל׃ סto.KhelH398thereof.

3AndtherewereH1961fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֧הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702leprousH6879menH376attheentranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,andtheysaidH559oneH376toanother,Whyמָ֗הMahH4100doweabidehereפֹּ֖הpohH6311untilwedieH4191?

4IfwesayH559,Letusenterintothecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892,thefamineוְהָרָעָ֤בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458isinthecityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892,andweshalldieוָמַ֣תְנוּva.Mat.nuH4191there;andifweabidehereפֹ֖הfohH6311,weshalldieוָמָ֑תְנוּva.Ma.te.nuH4191.AndnowH6258comeH935,letusfallוְנִפְּלָה֙ve.ni.pe.LahH5307awaytothecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264oftheSyrians:iftheysaveusaliveH2421,weshalllive;andiftheyputיְמִיתֻ֖נוּye.mi.Tu.nuH4191ustodeathH4191,weshallbutdieוָמָֽתְנוּ׃va.Ma.te.nuH4191.

5AndtheyroseH6965upinthedusktogoH935tothecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264oftheSyrians;andtheycameH935totheextremityofthecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264oftheSyrians;andbehold,therewasnomanH376there.

6FortheLordוַאדֹנָ֞יva.do.NaiH136hadmadeH8085thearmyחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428oftheSyrianstohearהִשְׁמִ֣יעַ׀hish.Mi.a'H8085anoiseofchariotsH7393,andanoiseofhorsesס֔וּסSusH5483,anoiseofagreatH1419host;andtheysaidH559oneH376toanother,Behold,thekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478hashiredH7936againstusthekingsמַלְכֵ֧יmal.KheiH4428oftheHittitesהַחִתִּ֛יםha.chi.TimH2850,andthekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428oftheEgyptians,tocomeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935uponus.

7AndtheyroseH6965upandfledH5127inthedusk,andleftH5800theirtentsאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168,andtheirhorsesH5483,andtheirasses,thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264asitwas,andfledH5127fortheirlifeנַפְשָֽׁם׃naf.ShamH5315.

8AndthoseleperscameH935totheextremityofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264;andtheywentH935intooneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259tentאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168,andateH398anddrankוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354,andcarriedH5375thencesilverכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091,andgarmentsH899,andwentH935andhidוַיַּטְמִ֑נוּvai.yat.Mi.nuH2934it;andtheycameH935again,andenteredintoanothertentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168,andcarriedH5375thence,andwentH935andhidוַיַּטְמִֽנוּ׃vai.yat.Mi.nuH2934[it].

9AndtheysaidH559oneH376toanother,Wearenotdoingrightכֵ֣ן׀khenH3651;thisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117isadayיוֹם־yom-H3117ofgood tidings,andweholdourpeace:ifwetarrytillthemorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216,theiniquityH5771willfindוּמְצָאָ֣נוּu.me.tza.'A.nuH4672usout;andnowH6258comeH935,letusgoוְנָבֹ֔אָהve.na.Vo.'ahH935andtellוְנַגִּ֖ידָהve.na.Gi.dahH5046theking'shouseholdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

10AndtheycameH935andcalledוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֮vai.yik.re.'UH7121totheportersofthecityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892,andtoldH5046themsayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,WecameH935tothecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264oftheSyrians,andbehold,therewasnooneH376there,nosoundוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963ofmanH376,butthehorsesהַסּ֤וּסha.SusH5483tied,andtheassestied,andthetentsוְאֹהָלִ֖יםve.'o.ha.LimH168astheywere.

11Andtheporterscried[it]andtoldH5046[it]totheking'shouseH1004within.

12Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roseH6965upinthenightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915andsaidH559tohisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,Letmetellאַגִּֽידָה־'a.gi.dah-H5046youwhattheSyrianshavedonetous.Theyknowיָדְע֞וּya.de.'UH3045thatwearehungryרְעֵבִ֣יםre.'e.VimH7457,andtheyhavegoneH3318outofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264tohideלְהֵחָבֵ֤הle.he.cha.VehH2247themselvesinthefieldH7704,sayingH559,WhentheycomeH935outofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892,weshallcatchthemaliveחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416,andgetintothecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892.

13Andoneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259ofhisservantsמֵעֲבָדָ֜יוme.'a.va.DavH5650answeredandsaidH559,LetsomeoneH259takeוְיִקְחוּ־ve.yik.chu-H3947,Ipraythee,fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568ofthehorsesH5483thatremainH7604,whichareleftH7604inthecity (behold,theyareasallthemultitudeהֲמ֤וֹןhe.ha.monH1995ofIsraelH3478thatareleftH7604init:behold,theyareevenasallthemultitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995oftheIsraelitesthathaveperished),andletussendוְנִשְׁלְחָ֖הve.nish.le.ChahH7971andseeוְנִרְאֶֽה׃ve.nir.'EhH7200.

14AndtheytookH3947twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147chariotsרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393withtheirhorsesH5483;andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentH7971afterthearmyH4264oftheSyrians,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,GoH7971andseeוּרְאֽוּ׃u.re.'UH7200.

15AndtheywentH7725afterthemtotheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383;andbehold,allthewayH1870wasfullמְלֵאָ֤הme.le.'AhH4392ofgarmentsH899andmaterials,whichtheSyrianshadcastH7993awayH7725intheirhaste.Andthemessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725andtoldH5046thekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

16Andthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971wentH3318outandplunderedוַיָּבֹ֕זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962thecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264oftheSyrians;andthemeasureoffineסֹ֜לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560wasH1961atashekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,andtwomeasuresofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֛יםse.'o.RimH8184atashekelבְּשֶׁ֖קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofJehovah.

17Andthekingוְהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ve.ha.me.leKhH4428hadappointedהִפְקִ֨ידhif.KidH6485thecaptainonwhosehandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027heleanedנִשְׁעָ֤ןnish.'AnH8172tohavethechargeofthegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179;andthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971trampledH7429uponhiminthegateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,andhediedH4191,accordingtowhatthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadsaidH1696, —whathehadsaidH1696whenH834thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428cameH3381downבְּרֶ֥דֶתbe.Re.detH3381tohim.

18Anditcametopassasthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadspokenכְּדַבֵּר֙ke.da.BerH1696tothekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Twomeasuresofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֜יםse.'o.RimH8184shallbeH1961atashekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,andthemeasureoffineסֹ֙לֶת֙so.letH5560flourH5560atashekelבְּשֶׁ֔קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, to-morrowaboutthistimeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256inthegateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

19Andthecaptainansweredthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430andsaidH559,Behold,ifJehovahshouldmakeH6213windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙'a.ru.bOtH699intheheavensבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,wouldsuchathingH1697beH1961?AndhesaidH559,Behold, thou shaltseeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200itwiththineeyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,butshaltnoteatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398thereof.

20Andsoithappenedtohim;andthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971trampledH7429uponhiminthegateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,andhediedH4191.

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