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2 Kings 7:7-15

7Wherefore they aroseוַיָּקוּמוּ֮vai.ya.ku.MuH6965and fledוַיָּנ֣וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127in the twilightבַנֶּשֶׁף֒va.ne.ShefH5399,and leftוַיַּעַזְב֣וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800their tentsאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168,and their horsesסֽוּסֵיהֶם֙su.sei.HemH5483,and their assesחֲמֹ֣רֵיהֶ֔םcha.Mo.rei.HemH2543,even the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264as it was,and fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127for their lifeנַפְשָֽׁם׃naf.ShamH5315.

8And when these lepersהַֽמְצֹרָעִ֨יםham.tzo.ra.'ImH6879cameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935to the uttermost partקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,they wentוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259tentאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168,and did eatוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and drinkוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354,and carriedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375thence silverכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701,and goldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091,and raimentוּבְגָדִ֔יםu.ve.ga.DimH899,and wentH3212and hidוַיַּטְמִ֑נוּvai.yat.Mi.nuH2934it;and came againוַיָּשֻׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,and enteredוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935into anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168,and carriedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375thence also,and wentH3212and hidוַיַּטְמִֽנוּ׃vai.yat.Mi.nuH2934it.

9Then they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376to anotherרֵעֵ֜הוּre.'E.huH7453,We doעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213not well: this dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117isa dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of good tidingsבְּשֹׂרָ֣הbe.so.RahH1309,and we hold our peaceמַחְשִׁ֗יםmach.ShimH2814:if we tarryוְחִכִּ֛ינוּve.chi.Ki.nuH2442till the morningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216,some mischiefעָו֑וֹןa.VonH5771will comeוּמְצָאָ֣נוּu.me.tza.'A.nuH4672upon us: now therefore comeH3212,that we may goוְנָבֹ֔אָהve.na.Vo.'ahH935and tellוְנַגִּ֖ידָהve.na.Gi.dahH5046the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

10So they cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and calledוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֮vai.yik.re.'UH7121unto the porterשֹׁעֵ֣רsho.'ErH7778of the cityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892:and they toldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046them, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,We cameבָּ֚אנוּBa.nuH935to the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Syriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758, and, behold, there wasno manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376there, neither voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120,but horsesהַסּ֤וּסha.SusH5483tiedאָסוּר֙'a.SurH631,and assesוְהַחֲמ֣וֹרve.ha.cha.MorH2543tiedאָס֔וּר'a.SurH631,and the tentsוְאֹהָלִ֖יםve.'o.ha.LimH168as they were.

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.

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