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2 Kings 7:3-8

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].

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