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2 Kings 8:7-15

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.

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