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2 Kings 8

1AndElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֡עve.'e.li.Sha'H477hadspokenH1696tothewomanהָאִשָּׁה֩ha.'i.ShahH802whosesonבְּנָ֜הּbe.NahH1121hehadrestoredH2421tolifeהֶחֱיָ֨הhe.che.YahH2421,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,RiseH6965upandgoH935, thouandthyhouseholdוּבֵיתֵ֔ךְu.vei.TekhH1004,andsojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn;forJehovahhascalledקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121forafamineלָֽרָעָ֔בla.ra.'AvH7458,anditshallalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571comeבָּ֥אba'H935uponthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776forsevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

2Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802roseH6965up,anddidaccordingtothesayingofthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andwent,sheandherhouseholdוּבֵיתָ֔הּu.vei.TahH1004,andsojournedinthelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

3Anditcametopassatthesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651years'endמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097,thatthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802returnedוַתָּ֥שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430;andshewentH3318forthH3318tocryלִצְעֹ֣קlitz.'OkH6817tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428forherhouseבֵּיתָ֖הּbei.TahH1004andforherlandH776.

4Andthekingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428wastalkingwithGehaziגֵּ֣חֲזִ֔יge.cha.ZiH1522,theservantנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288ofthemanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Tellme,Ipraythee,allthegreatהַגְּדֹל֖וֹתha.ge.do.LotH1419thingsthatElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477hasdone.

5AnditcametopassashewasH1961tellingthekingלַמֶּלֶךְ֮la.me.leKhH4428howhehadrestoredH2421adeadהַמֵּת֒ha.MetH4191bodytolife,thatbehold,thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802whosesonבְּנָהּ֙be.NahH1121hehadrestoredH2421tolifecriedצֹעֶ֣קֶתtzo.'E.ketH6817tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428forherhouseבֵּיתָ֖הּbei.TahH1004andforherlandH7704.AndGehaziגֵּֽחֲזִי֙ge.cha.ZiH1522saidH559,Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,Okingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thisisthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802,andthisishersonבְּנָ֖הּbe.NahH1121,whomElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477restoredH2421tolife.

6Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֥לvai.yish.'AlH7592thewomanלָאִשָּׁ֖הla.'i.ShahH802,andshetoldhim.Andthekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428appointedacertainchamberlain,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Restoreהָשֵׁ֤יבha.SheivH7725allthatwashers,andalltherevenueofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776sincethedayמִיּ֛וֹםmi.YomH3117thatsheleftH5800thecountryevenuntilnowעָֽתָּה׃ פ'A.tahH6258.

7AndElishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477cameH935toDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834;andBen-HadadH1130thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriawassickחֹלֶ֑הcho.LehH2470;anditwastoldH5046himsayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430iscomeH935hither.

8Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559toHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֗לcha.za.h.'ElH2371,Takeקַ֤חkachH3947apresentinthyhandבְּיָֽדְךָ֙be.ya.de.KhaH3027,andgo,meetthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andinquireofJehovahbyhim,sayingH559,ShallIrecoverfromthisdisease?

9AndHazaelחֲזָאֵל֮cha.za.'ElH2371wentH935tomeethim,andtookH3947withhimapresent, evenofeverygoodט֣וּבtuvH2898thingofDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705camels'burdenH4853;andhecameH935andstoodH5975beforehim,andsaidH559, Thysonבִּנְךָ֨bin.KhaH1121Ben-HadadH1130kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriahassentH7971metothee,sayingH559,ShallIrecoverfromthisdisease?

10AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559tohim, Go,sayH559tohim, Thou wiltcertainlyrecover.ButJehovahhasshewnmethatheshallcertainlydieH4191.

11Andhesettledhiscountenancestedfastly,untilhewasashamedבֹּ֑שׁBoshH954;andthemanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430weptוַיֵּ֖בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058.

12AndHazaelחֲזָאֵ֔לcha.za.'ElH2371saidH559,Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069doesmylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113weepבֹכֶ֑הvo.KhehH1058?AndhesaidH559,BecauseIknowיָדַ֡עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045theevilH7451thatthou wiltdotothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478:theirstrongholdsH4013wilt thousetonfireבָּאֵשׁ֙ba.'EshH784,andtheiryoungH1121menH970wilt thoukillתַּהֲרֹ֔גta.ha.RogH2026withtheswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,andwiltdashתְּרַטֵּ֔שׁte.ra.TeshH7376inpiecestheirchildren,andripuptheirwomenwithchild.

13AndHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֔לcha.za.h.'ElH2371saidH559,Butwhat,isthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650adogהַכֶּ֔לֶבha.Ke.levH3611,thatheshoulddothisgreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697?AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559,Jehovahhasshewnmethatthou wiltbekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overSyria.

14AndhedepartedfromElishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477,andcameH935tohismasterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113,whosaidH559tohim,WhatdidElishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477sayH559tothee?AndhesaidH559,Hetoldme[that] thou wouldestcertainlyrecover.

15Anditcametopassthenextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283,thathetookH3947thecoverletanddippedH2881[it]inwaterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,andspreadוַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.RosH6566itoverhisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440,sothathediedH4191;andHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֖לcha.za.h.'ElH2371reignedH4427inhisstead.

16Andinthefifthyearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141ofJoramלְיוֹרָ֤םle.yo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Jehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092beingthenkingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֥םye.ho.RamH3088thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063, begantoreignH4427.

17HewasH1961thirty-twoyearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427eightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.nahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

18Andhewalkedinthewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀be.De.rekhH1870ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,asdidthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256,forthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256wasH1961hiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802;andhedidevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah.

19ButJehovahwouldאָבָ֤ה'a.VahH14notdestroyלְהַשְׁחִ֣יתle.hash.ChitH7843Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,forDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisservant'ssakeלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,ashehadpromisedhimtogiveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414himalwaysalampנִ֛ירnirH5216forhissonsלְבָנָ֖יוle.va.NavH1121.

20Inhisdaysבְּיָמָיו֙be.ya.MavH3117Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123revoltedfromunderthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,andtheysetakingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428overthemselves.

21AndJoramיוֹרָם֙yo.RamH3141wentH5437overtoZair,andallthechariotsH7393withhim;andheroseH6965upbynightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,andsmotetheEdomiteswhohadsurroundedהַסֹּבֵ֤יבha.so.VeivH5437him,andthecaptainsofthechariotsH7393;andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fledH5127intotheirtentsלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

22ButtheEdomitesrevoltedfromunderthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063untothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.Thenאָ֛ז'azH227Libnahלִבְנָ֖הliv.NahH3841revoltedatthesametimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

23Andtherestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofJoramיוֹרָ֖םyo.RamH3141andallthathedid,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

24AndJoramיוֹרָם֙yo.RamH3141sleptwithhisfathersH1,andwasburiedH6912withhisfathersH1inthecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

25InthetwelfthyearH8141ofJoramלְיוֹרָ֥םle.yo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoramיְהוֹרָ֖םye.ho.RamH3088,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063, begantoreignH4427.

26Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274wastwenty-twoyearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427oneאַחַ֔ת'a.ChatH259yearוְשָׁנָ֣הve.sha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;andhismother'snameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034wasAthaliahעֲתַלְיָ֔הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271,thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofOmriעָמְרִ֖י'a.me.RiH6018kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

27Andhewalkedinthewayבְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙be.De.rekhH1870ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256,anddidevilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah,likethehouseכְּבֵ֣יתke.VeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256;forhewastheson-in-lawofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256.

28AndhewentwithJoramיוֹרָ֣םyo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256tothewarH4421againstHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֥לcha.za.h.'ElH2371thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaatRamoth-Gilead;andtheSyrianswoundedוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221Joramיוֹרָֽם׃yo.RamH3141.

29Andkingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Joramיוֹרָ֨םyo.RamH3141returnedוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725tobehealedלְהִתְרַפֵּ֣אle.hit.ra.Pe'H7495inJizreelofthewoundsהַמַּכִּים֙ha.ma.KimH4347thattheSyrianshadgivenhimatRamahבָּֽרָמָ֔הba.ra.MahH7414,whenhefoughtH3898withHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֖לcha.za.h.'ElH2371kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyria.AndAhaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּva.'a.chaz.Ya.huH274thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoramיְהוֹרָ֜םye.ho.RamH3088,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,wentH3381downיָרַ֡דya.RadH3381toseeלִרְא֞וֹתlir.'otH7200Joramיוֹרָ֧םyo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֛ב'ach.'AvH256atJizreel,forhewassickחֹלֶ֥הcho.LehH2470.

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