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2 Kings 5:6-8

6And he broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935the letterהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Now when this letterהַסֵּ֤פֶרha.Se.ferH5612is comeכְּב֨וֹאke.Vo'H935unto thee, behold, I have therewithsentשָׁלַ֤חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971Naamanנַעֲמָ֣ןna.'a.ManH5283my servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650to thee, that thou mayest recoverוַאֲסַפְתּ֖וֹva.'a.saf.ToH622him of his leprosyמִצָּרַעְתּֽוֹ׃mi.tza.ra'.ToH6883.

7And it came to pass, when the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478had readכִּקְרֹא֩kik.Ro'H7121the letterהַסֵּ֜פֶרha.Se.ferH5612,that he rentוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, AmI Godהַאֱלֹהִ֥יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,to killלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191and to make aliveוּֽלְהַחֲי֔וֹתu.le.ha.cha.YotH2421,that this manזֶה֙zehH2088doth sendשֹׁלֵ֣חַsho.Le.achH7971unto me to recoverלֶאֱסֹ֥ףle.'e.SofH622a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of his leprosyמִצָּֽרַעְתּ֑וֹmi.tza.ra'.ToH6883?whereforeאַךְ־'akh-H389considerדְּעֽוּ־de.'u-H3045,I pray you, and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200how he seeketh a quarrelמִתְאַנֶּ֥הmit.'a.NehH579against me.

8And it was so,when Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'H477the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ׀kish.Mo.a'H8085that the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478had rentקָרַ֤עka.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899,that he sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971to the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Wherefore hast thou rentקָרַ֖עְתָּka.Ra'.taH7167thy clothesבְּגָדֶ֑יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899?let him comeיָבֹֽא־ya.vo'-H935now to me, and he shall knowוְיֵדַ֕עve.ye.Da'H3045that there isיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426a prophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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