New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 4:2-6

2Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100shall I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213for you? Tellהַגִּ֣ידִיha.Gi.diH5046me, whatמַה־mah-H4100do you haveיֶּשׁ־yesh-H3426in the houseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004?”And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Your maidservantלְשִׁפְחָתְךָ֥le.shif.cha.te.KhaH8198hasH369nothingכֹל֙kholH369 H3605in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004exceptכִּ֖י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518a jarאָס֥וּךְ'a.SukhH610of oilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081.”

3Then he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goלְכִ֨יle.KhiH1980,borrowשַׁאֲלִי־sha.'a.li-H7592vesselsכֵּלִים֙ke.LimH3627at largeהַח֔וּץha.ChutzH2351for yourself from allכָּל־kol-H3605your neighborsשְׁכֵנָ֑יִךְshikh.ni.kheH7934, evenemptyרֵקִ֖יםre.KimH7386vesselsכֵּלִ֥יםke.LimH3627;do not getH4591a fewתַּמְעִֽיטִי׃tam.'I.tiH4591.

4And you shall goוּבָ֗אתu.VatH935in and shutוְסָגַ֤רְתְּve.sa.GartH5462the doorהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817behindH1157you and your sonsבָּנַ֔יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121,and pourוְיָצַ֕קְתְּve.ya.TzaktH3332out into allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428vesselsהַכֵּלִ֖יםha.ke.LimH3627,and you shall setתַּסִּֽיעִי׃ta.Si.'iH5265asideH5265whatH4392is fullH4392.”

5So she wentוַתֵּ֙לֶךְ֙va.Te.lekhH1980from him and shutוַתִּסְגֹּ֣רva.tis.GorH5462the doorהַדֶּ֔לֶתha.De.letH1817behindH1157her and her sonsבָּנֶ֑יהָba.Nei.haH1121;they were bringingמַגִּשִׁ֥יםma.gi.ShimH5066the vesselsto her and she pouredמוֹצָֽקֶת׃mei.tza.ketH3332.

6Whenthe vesselsהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627were fullכִּמְלֹ֣אתkim.LotH4390,she saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to her sonבְּנָהּ֙be.NahH1121, “Bringהַגִּ֨ישָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066me anotherעוֹד֙'OdH5750vesselכֶּ֔לִיKe.liH3627.”And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “ThereH369is not oneH369vesselכֶּ֑לִיKe.liH3627moreע֖וֹדodH5750.”And the oilהַשָּֽׁמֶן׃ha.Sha.menH8081stoppedוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975.

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