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2 Kings 7:11-20

11And he calledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the portersהַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֑יםha.sho.'a.RimH7778;and they toldוַיַּגִּ֕ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046itto the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004withinפְּנִֽימָה׃pe.Ni.mahH6441.

12And the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in the nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,I will now shewאַגִּֽידָה־'a.gi.dah-H5046you what the Syriansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758have doneעָ֥שׂוּ'A.suH6213to us. They knowיָדְע֞וּya.de.'UH3045that we behungryרְעֵבִ֣יםre.'e.VimH7457;therefore are they gone outוַיֵּצְא֤וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264to hideלְהֵחָבֵ֤הle.he.cha.VehH2247themselves in the fieldבַשָּׂדֶה֙ve.ha.sa.dehH7704,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,When they come outיֵצְא֤וּye.tze.'UH3318of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892,we shall catchוְנִתְפְּשֵׂ֣םve.nit.pe.SemH8610them aliveחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416,and getנָבֹֽא׃na.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892.

13And oneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259of his servantsמֵעֲבָדָ֜יוme.'a.va.DavH5650answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Let sometakeוְיִקְחוּ־ve.yik.chu-H3947,I pray thee, fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568of the horsesהַסּוּסִים֮ha.su.SimH5483that remainהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִים֮ha.nish.'a.RimH7604,which are leftנִשְׁאֲרוּ־nish.'a.ru-H7604in the city, (behold, they areas all the multitudeהֲמ֤וֹןhe.ha.monH1995of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478that are leftנִשְׁאֲרוּ־nish.'a.ru-H7604in it: behold, I say, they areeven as all the multitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995of the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478that are consumedתָּ֑מּוּTa.muH8552:)and let us sendוְנִשְׁלְחָ֖הve.nish.le.ChahH7971and seeוְנִרְאֶֽה׃ve.nir.'EhH7200.

14They tookוַיִּקְח֕וּvai.yik.ChuH3947therefore twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147chariotרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393horsesסוּסִ֑יםsu.SimH5483;and the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971afterאַחֲרֵ֧י'a.cha.ReiH310the hostמַחֲנֵֽה־ma.cha.neh-H4264of the Syriansאֲרָ֛ם'a.RamH758,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,GoH3212and seeוּרְאֽוּ׃u.re.'UH7200.

15And they wentH3212afterאַחֲרֵיהֶם֮'a.cha.rei.HemH310them unto Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383:and, lo, all the wayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870wasfullמְלֵאָ֤הme.le.'AhH4392of garmentsבְגָדִים֙ve.ga.DimH899and vesselsוְכֵלִ֔יםve.khe.LimH3627,which the Syriansאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758had cast awayהִשְׁלִ֥יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993in their hasteבְּחָפְזָ֑םbe.he.cha.fe.zamH2648.And the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,and toldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046the kingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

16And the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and spoiledוַיָּבֹ֕זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962the tentsמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Syriansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758.So a measureסְאָה־se.'ah-H5429of fine flourסֹ֜לֶתSo.letH5560was soldfor a shekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,and two measuresוְסָאתַ֧יִםve.sa.Ta.yimH5429of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֛יםse.'o.RimH8184for a shekelבְּשֶׁ֖קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17And the kingוְהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ve.ha.me.leKhH4428appointedהִפְקִ֨ידhif.KidH6485the lordהַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁha.sha.LishH7991on whose handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027he leanedנִשְׁעָ֤ןnish.'AnH8172to have the charge of the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179:and the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971trodeוַיִּרְמְסֻ֧הוּvai.yir.me.Su.huH7429upon him in the gateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,and he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191,as the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had saidדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696,who spakeדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696when the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428came downבְּרֶ֥דֶתbe.Re.detH3381to him.

18And it came to pass as the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had spokenכְּדַבֵּר֙ke.da.BerH1696to the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Two measuresסָאתַ֨יִםsa.Ta.yimH5429of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֜יםse.'o.RimH8184for a shekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,and a measureוּֽסְאָה־u.se.'ah-H5429of fine flourסֹ֙לֶת֙so.letH5560for a shekelבְּשֶׁ֔קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,shall be to morrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279about this timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256in the gateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111:

19And that lordהַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁha.sha.LishH7991answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430,and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, Now, behold, ifthe Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068should makeעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙'a.ru.bOtH699in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,might such a thingכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697be? And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, thou shalt seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200it with thine eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,but shalt not eatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398thereof.

20And so it fell out unto him: for the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971trodeוַיִּרְמְס֨וּvai.yir.me.SuH7429upon him in the gateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

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