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2 Kings 7:7-15

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.

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