New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 13:14-20

14When Elishaוֶֽאֱלִישָׁע֙ve.'e.li.Sha'H477becameH2470sickחָלָ֣הcha.LahH2470with the illnessחָלְי֔וֹchal.YoH2483of whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he was to dieיָמ֖וּתya.MutH4191,JoashH3060the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH3381downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to him and weptוַיֵּ֤בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058overעַל־'al-H5921him and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “My fatherאָבִ֣י׀'a.ViH1,my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,the chariotsרֶ֥כֶבRe.khevH7393of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and its horsemenוּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃u.fa.ra.ShavH6571!”

15Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Takeקַ֖חkachH3947a bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198and arrowsוְחִצִּ֑יםve.chi.TzimH2671.” So hetookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947a bowקֶ֥שֶׁתKe.shetH7198and arrowsוְחִצִּֽים׃ve.chi.TzimH2671.

16Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559to the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Putהַרְכֵּ֤בhar.KevH7392your handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027on the bowהַקֶּ֔שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198.”And he putוַיַּרְכֵּ֖בvai.yar.KevH7392his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027on it,then Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֛ע'e.li.Sha'H477laidוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760his handsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027on the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027.

17He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Openפְּתַ֧חpe.TachH6605the windowהַחַלּ֛וֹןha.cha.LonH2474toward the eastקֵ֖דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924,”and he openedוַיִּפְתָּ֑חvai.yif.TachH6605it.Then Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Shootיְרֵה֙ye.RehH3384!”And he shotוַיּ֔וֹרvai.YorH3384.And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The Lord’sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068arrowחֵץ־chetz-H2671of victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֤הte.shu.'AhH8668,even the arrowוְחֵ֣ץve.ChetzH2671of victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֣הte.shu.'AhH8668over Aramבַֽאֲרָ֔םva.'a.RamH758; for you willdefeatוְהִכִּיתָ֧ve.hi.ki.TaH5221the Arameansאֲרָ֛ם'a.RamH758atAphekבַּאֲפֵ֖קba.'a.FekH663untilעַד־'ad-H5704you havedestroyedכַּלֵּֽה׃ka.LehH3615them.”

18Then he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Takeקַ֥חkachH3947the arrowsהַחִצִּ֖יםha.chi.TzimH2671,”and he tookוַיִּקָּ֑חvai.yi.KachH3947them. And he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, “Strikeהַךְ־hakh-H5221the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,”and he struckוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221itthreeשָֽׁלֹשׁ־sha.losh-H7969timesפְּעָמִ֖יםpe.'a.MimH6471andstoppedוַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד׃Vai.ya.'a.ModH5975.

19Sothe manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was angryוַיִּקְצֹ֨ףvai.yik.TzofH7107with him and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “You should have struckלְהַכּ֨וֹתle.ha.KotH5221fiveחָמֵ֤שׁcha.MeshH2568orאוֹ־'ov-H176sixשֵׁשׁ֙sheshH8337timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471,thenאָ֛ז'azH227you would have struckהִכִּ֥יתָhi.Ki.taH5221Aramאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758untilעַד־'ad-H5704you would havedestroyedכַּלֵּ֑הka.LehH3615it.But nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258you shall strikeתַּכֶּ֥הta.KehH5221Aramאֲרָֽם׃ ס'a.RamH758onlythreeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֖יםpe.'a.MimH6471.”

20Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,and they buriedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֑הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him. Nowthe bandsוּגְדוּדֵ֥יu.ge.du.DeiH1416of the Moabitesמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124would invadeיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935the landבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776in the springבָּ֥אba'H935of the yearשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

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