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2 Kings 7:11-20

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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