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2 Kings 7:17-20

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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