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2 Kings 4:8-20

8And it fell on a dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117,that Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'H477passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֧רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674to Shunemשׁוּנֵ֗םshu.NemH7766, where wasa greatגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802;and she constrainedוַתַּחֲזֶק־va.ta.cha.zek-H2388him to eatלֶאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899. And so it was, thatas oftמִדֵּ֣יmi.DeiH1767as he passed byעָבְר֔וֹa.ve.RoH5674,he turnedיָסֻ֥רya.SurH5493in thither to eatלֶאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

9And she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559unto her husbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376,Behold now, I perceiveיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that this isan holyקָד֣וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,which passethעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674by us continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

10Let us makeנַֽעֲשֶׂה־na.'a.seh-H6213a littleקְטַנָּ֔הke.ta.NahH6996chamberעֲלִיַּת־'a.li.yat-H5944,I pray thee, on the wallקִיר֙kirH7023;and let us setוְנָשִׂ֨יםve.na.SimH7760for him there a bedמִטָּ֥הmi.TahH4296,and a tableוְשֻׁלְחָ֖ןve.shul.ChanH7979,and a stoolוְכִסֵּ֣אve.khi.Se'H3678,and a candlestickוּמְנוֹרָ֑הu.me.no.RahH4501:and it shall be, when he comethבְּבֹא֥וֹbe.vo.'OH935to us, that he shall turnיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493in thither.

11And it fell on a dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,that he cameוַיָּ֣בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935thither, and he turnedוַיָּ֥סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493into the chamberהָעֲלִיָּ֖הha.'a.li.YahH5944,and layוַיִּשְׁכַּב־vai.yish.kav-H7901there.

12And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Gehaziגֵּחֲזִ֣יge.cha.ZiH1522his servantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288,Callקְרָ֖אke.Ra'H7121this Shunammiteלַשּׁוּנַמִּ֣יתla.shu.na.MitH7767.And when he had calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121her, she stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

13And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559now unto her, Behold, thou hast been carefulחָרַ֣דְתְּ׀cha.RadtH2729for us with all this careהַחֲרָדָ֣הha.cha.ra.DahH2731; what isto be doneלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for thee? wouldestהֲיֵ֤שׁha.YeshH3426thou be spokenלְדַבֶּר־le.da.ber-H1696for to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,or to the captainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the hostהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635?And she answeredוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,I dwellיֹשָֽׁבֶת׃yo.Sha.vetH3427amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432mine own peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971.

14And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What then isto be doneלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for her? And Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiH1522answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Verilyאֲבָ֛ל'a.ValH61she hath no childבֵּ֥ןbenH1121,and her husbandוְאִישָׁ֥הּve.'i.ShahH376is oldזָקֵֽן׃za.KenH2204.

15And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Callקְרָא־ke.ra'-H7121her. And when he had calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121her, she stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975in the doorבַּפָּֽתַח׃ba.Pa.tachH6607.

16And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,About this seasonלַמּוֹעֵ֤דla.mo.'EdH4150,according to the timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256of lifeחַיָּ֔הchai.YahH2416,thou shalt embraceחֹבֶ֣קֶתcho.Ve.ketH2263a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121.And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,Nay, my lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113, thoumanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,do not lieתְּכַזֵּ֖בte.kha.ZevH3576unto thine handmaidבְּשִׁפְחָתֶֽךָ׃be.shif.cha.Te.khaH8198.

17And the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029,and bareוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121at that seasonלַמּוֹעֵ֤דla.mo.'EdH4150that Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto her, according to the timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256of lifeחַיָּ֔הchai.YahH2416.

18And when the childהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206was grownוַיִּגְדַּ֖לvai.yig.DalH1431,it fell on a dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,that he went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1to the reapersהַקֹּצְרִֽים׃ha.ko.tze.RimH7114.

19And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,My headרֹאשִׁ֣י׀ro.ShiH7218,my headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218.And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to a ladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,Carryשָׂאֵ֖הוּsa.'E.huH5375him to his motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.

20And when he had takenוַיִּשָּׂאֵ֔הוּvai.yi.sa.'E.huH5375him, and broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to his motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517,he satוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427on her kneesבִּרְכֶּ֛יהָbir.Kei.haH1290till noonהַֽצָּהֳרַ֖יִםha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672, and thendiedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

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