New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 4:8-17

8Now there cameH1961a dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117when Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'H477passedH5674overH5674toShunemשׁוּנֵ֗םshu.NemH7766,whereוְשָׁם֙ve.ShamH8033there was aprominentגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802,and she persuadedוַתַּחֲזֶק־va.ta.cha.zek-H2388him to eatלֶאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398foodלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899.And so it was, as oftenמִדֵּ֣יmi.DeiH1767as he passedH5674by, he turnedיָסֻ֥רya.SurH5493in thereשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033to eatלֶאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

9She saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to her husbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֣אna'H4994,I perceiveיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thisה֑וּאHu'H1931is a holyקָד֣וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430passingעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674by us continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

10Pleaseנָּ֤אna'H4994, let usmakeנַֽעֲשֶׂה־na.'a.seh-H6213a littleקְטַנָּ֔הke.ta.NahH6996walledקִיר֙kirH7023upperעֲלִיַּת־'a.li.yat-H5944chamberH5944and let us setוְנָשִׂ֨יםve.na.SimH7760a bedמִטָּ֥הmi.TahH4296for him thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033,and a tableוְשֻׁלְחָ֖ןve.shul.ChanH7979and a chairוְכִסֵּ֣אve.khi.Se'H3678and a lampstandוּמְנוֹרָ֑הu.me.no.RahH4501;and it shall be, when he comesבְּבֹא֥וֹbe.vo.'OH935to us, thathe can turnיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493in thereשָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahH8033.”

11One dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117he cameוַיָּ֣בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935thereשָׁ֑מָּהSha.mahH8033and turnedוַיָּ֥סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493in to the upperהָעֲלִיָּ֖הha.'a.li.YahH5944chamberH5944andrestedוַיִּשְׁכַּב־ שָֽׁמָּה׃vai.yish.kav- Sha.mahH7901 H8033.

12Then he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toGehaziגֵּחֲזִ֣יge.cha.ZiH1522his servantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288, “Callקְרָ֖אke.Ra'H7121thisH2088Shunammiteלַשּׁוּנַמִּ֣יתla.shu.na.MitH7767.”And when he had calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121her, she stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

13He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559nowנָ֣אna'H4994to her, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,you have beenH2729carefulH2729for us with allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088careהַחֲרָדָ֣הha.cha.ra.DahH2731;whatמֶ֚הmehH4100can I doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for you? Wouldהֲיֵ֤שׁha.YeshH3426you be spokenלְדַבֶּר־le.da.ber-H1696for to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428orא֖וֹ'oH176to the captainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635?’” And sheansweredוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “I liveיֹשָֽׁבֶת׃yo.Sha.vetH3427amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432my own peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971.”

14So he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatוּמֶ֖הu.MehH4100then is to be doneלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for her?” And Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiH1522answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Trulyאֲבָ֛ל'a.ValH61she hasH369noH369sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121and her husbandוְאִישָׁ֥הּve.'i.ShahH376is oldזָקֵֽן׃za.KenH2204.”

15He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Callקְרָא־ke.ra'-H7121her.” When he had calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121her, she stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975in the doorwayבַּפָּֽתַח׃ba.Pa.tachH6607.

16Then he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “At thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088seasonלַמּוֹעֵ֤דla.mo.'EdH4150nextחַיָּ֔הchai.YahH2416yearכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256you will embraceחֹבֶ֣קֶתcho.Ve.ketH2263a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121.”And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “NoH408,my lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113,O manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,do not lieתְּכַזֵּ֖בte.kha.ZevH3576to your maidservantבְּשִׁפְחָתֶֽךָ׃be.shif.cha.Te.khaH8198.”

17The womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029and boreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121at that seasonלַמּוֹעֵ֤דla.mo.'EdH4150the nextחַיָּ֔הchai.YahH2416yearכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256,as Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to her.

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