New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 4:9-40

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.

18When the childהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206was grownוַיִּגְדַּ֖לvai.yig.DalH1431,the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117cameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961that he wentוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1to the reapersהַקֹּצְרִֽים׃ha.ko.tze.RimH7114.

19He saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, “My headרֹאשִׁ֣י׀ro.ShiH7218,my headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218.”And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to his servantהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288, “Carryשָׂאֵ֖הוּsa.'E.huH5375him to his motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.”

20When he had takenוַיִּשָּׂאֵ֔הוּvai.yi.sa.'E.huH5375him and broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to his motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517,he satוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427on herlapבִּרְכֶּ֛יהָbir.Kei.haH1290untilעַד־'ad-H5704noonהַֽצָּהֳרַ֖יִםha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672, and thendiedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

21She wentוַתַּ֙עַל֙va.Ta.'alH5927up andlaidוַתַּשְׁכִּבֵ֔הוּva.tash.ki.Ve.huH7901him on the bedמִטַּ֖תmi.TatH4296ofthe manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and shutוַתִּסְגֹּ֥רva.tis.GorH5462the doorbehindבַּעֲד֖וֹba.'a.DoH1157him and wentוַתֵּצֵֽא׃va.te.Tze'H3318out.

22Then she calledוַתִּקְרָא֮va.tik.Ra'H7121to her husbandאִישָׁהּ֒'i.ShahH376and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994sendשִׁלְחָ֨הshil.ChahH7971me oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259of the servantsהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288and oneוְאַחַ֖תve.'a.ChatH259of the donkeysהָאֲתֹנ֑וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860,that I may runוְאָר֛וּצָהve.'a.Ru.tzahH7323to the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and returnוְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725.”

23He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whyמַ֠דּוּעַMa.du.a'H4069will you goהֹלֶ֤כֶתho.lakh.tiH1980to him todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117?It is neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808newחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320moonH2320norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808sabbathשַׁבָּ֑תsha.BatH7676.”And she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “It will bewellשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.”

24Then she saddledוַֽתַּחֲבֹשׁ֙va.ta.cha.VoshH2280a donkeyהָֽאָת֔וֹןha.'a.TonH860and saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559to her servantנַעֲרָ֖הּna.'a.RahH5288, “Driveנְהַ֣גne.HagH5090and goוָלֵ֑ךְva.LekhH1980forward; do not slowH6113downH6113the paceלִרְכֹּ֔בlir.KoH7392for me unlessכִּ֖י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518I tellאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559you.”

25So she wentוַתֵּ֗לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980and cameוַתָּב֛וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430toMountהַ֣רharH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760.When the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430sawכִּרְא֨וֹתkir.'otH7200her at a distanceמִנֶּ֔גֶדmi.Ne.gedH4480 H5048,he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֣יgei.cha.ZiH1522his servantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288, “Beholdהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009,thereהַלָּֽז׃ha.LazH1975is the Shunammiteהַשּׁוּנַמִּ֥יתha.shu.na.MitH7767.

26Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994runרֽוּץ־rutz-H7323nowעַתָּה֮'a.TahH6258to meetלִקְרָאתָהּ֒lik.ra.TahH7122her and sayוֶאֱמָר־ve.'e.mor-H559to her, ‘Is it wellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with you? Is it wellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with your husbandלְאִישֵׁ֖ךְle.'i.ShekhH376?Is it wellהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with the childלַיָּ֑לֶדlai.Ya.ledH3206?’” And sheansweredוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “It is wellשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.”

27When she cameוַתָּבֹ֞אva.ta.Vo'H935to the manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430to the hillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,she caughtH2388holdוַֽתַּחֲזֵ֖קva.ta.cha.ZekH2388of his feetבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272.And Gehaziגֵּֽיחֲזִ֜יgei.cha.ZiH1522cameH5066nearH5066to pushH1920her awayH1920;but the manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “LetH7503her aloneH7503,for her soulנַפְשָׁ֣הּnaf.ShahH5315istroubledמָֽרָה־ma.rah-H4843within her; and the Lordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068has hiddenהֶעְלִ֣יםhe'.LimH5956it from me and has not toldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046me.”

28Then she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Did I askהֲשָׁאַ֥לְתִּיha.sha.'Al.tiH7592for a sonבֵ֖ןvenH1121from my lordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113?Did I not sayאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Do not deceiveH7951me’?”

29Then he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Gehaziלְגֵיחֲזִ֜יle.gei.cha.ZiH1522, “Girdחֲגֹ֣רcha.GorH2296up your loinsמָתְנֶ֗יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975andtakeוְקַ֨חve.KachH3947my staffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֣יmish.'an.TiH4938in your handבְיָדְךָ֮ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,and goוָלֵךְ֒va.leKhH1980your way; ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588you meetתִמְצָ֥אtim.Tza'H4672anyH376manH376, do notsaluteתְבָרְכֶ֔נּוּte.va.re.Khe.nuH1288him, and ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588anyoneH376salutesיְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288you, do not answerתַעֲנֶנּ֑וּta.'a.ne.NuH6030him; andlayוְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.TaH7760my staffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֖יmish.'an.TiH4938on the lad’sהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440.”

30The motherאֵ֣ם'emH517of the ladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “As the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416and as you yourselfנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315liveוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416,I will not leaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800you.” And he aroseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and followedוַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃vai.Ye.lekh 'a.cha.Rei.haH1980 H310her.

31Then Gehaziוְגֵחֲזִ֞יve.ge.cha.ZiH1522passedעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674on beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֗םlif.nei.HemH6440them and laidוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the staffהַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ha.mish.'E.netH4938on the lad’sהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,but thereH369was noH369soundק֖וֹלKolH6963orH369responseקָ֑שֶׁבKa.shevH7182.So he returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to meetלִקְרָאתוֹ֙lik.ra.ToH7122him and toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him, “The ladהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288has not awakenedH7019.”

32When Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the houseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009the ladהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288was deadמֵ֔תMetH4191and laidמֻשְׁכָּ֖בmush.KavH7901on his bedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃mi.ta.ToH4296.

33So he enteredוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935andshutוַיִּסְגֹּ֥רvai.yis.GorH5462the doorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817behindבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157them bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147and prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֖לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

34Andhe wentוַיַּ֜עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up and layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901on the childהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,and putוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760his mouthפִּ֨יוpivH6310on his mouthפִּ֜יוpivH6310and his eyesוְעֵינָ֤יוve.'ei.NavH5869on his eyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869and his handsוְכַפָּ֣יוve.kha.PavH3709on his handsכַּפָּ֔יוka.povH3709,and he stretchedוַיִּגְהַ֖רvai.yig.HarH1457himself on him; and the fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of the childהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206becameH2552warmוַיָּ֖חָםvai.Ya.chomH2552.

35Then he returnedוַיָּ֜שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725and walkedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in the houseבַּבַּ֗יִתba.Ba.yitH1004onceH259backהֵ֙נָּה֙he.nahH2008and forthהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008,and wentוַיַּ֖עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up andstretchedוַיִּגְהַ֣רvai.yig.HarH1457himself on him; and the ladהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288sneezedוַיְזוֹרֵ֤רvay.zo.RerH2237sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471and the ladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288openedוַיִּפְקַ֥חvai.yif.KachH6491his eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

36He calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiH1522and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Callקְרָא֙ke.Ra'H7121thisH2088Shunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּ֣יתha.shu.na.MitH7767.”So he calledוַיִּקְרָאֶ֖הָvai.yik.ra.'E.haH7121her. And when she cameוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935in to him, he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Takeשְׂאִ֥יse.'IH5375up your sonבְנֵֽךְ׃ve.NekhH1121.”

37Then she wentוַתָּבֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935in and fellוַתִּפֹּ֣לva.ti.PolH5307at his feetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272and bowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herself to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776, andshe tookוַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'H5375up her sonבְּנָ֖הּbe.NahH1121and wentוַתֵּצֵֽא׃ פva.te.Tze'H3318out.

38When Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֞עve.'e.li.Sha'H477returnedשָׁ֤בshavH7725toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֙לָה֙ha.gil.Ga.lahH1537, there wasa famineוְהָרָעָ֣בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776. Asthe sonsוּבְנֵי֙u.ve.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030were sittingיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him, he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantלְנַעֲר֗וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288, “Putשְׁפֹת֙she.FotH8239on the largeהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419potהַסִּ֣ירha.SirH5518and boilוּבַשֵּׁ֥לu.va.ShelH1310stewנָזִ֖ידna.ZidH5138for the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.”

39Then oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259wentוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֮ha.sa.DehH7704to gatherלְלַקֵּ֣טle.la.KetH3950herbsאֹרֹת֒'o.RotH219,and foundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672a wildשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704vineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612and gatheredוַיְלַקֵּ֥טvay.la.KetH3950from it his lapבִגְד֑וֹvig.DoH899fullמְלֹ֣אme.Lo'H4393of wildשָׂדֶ֖הsa.DehH7704gourdsפַּקֻּעֹ֥תpa.ku.'OtH6498,and cameוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935and slicedוַיְפַלַּ֛חvay.fa.LachH6398them into the potסִ֥ירsirH5518of stewהַנָּזִ֖ידha.na.ZidH5138,for they did not knowיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045what they were.

40So they pouredוַיִּֽצְק֥וּvai.yitz.KuH3332itout for the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to eatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398.And as they were eatingכְּאָכְלָ֨םke.'a.khe.LamH398of the stewמֵהַנָּזִ֜ידme.ha.na.ZidH5138,they criedצָעָ֗קוּtza.'A.kuH6817out and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “O manH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, there isdeathמָ֤וֶתMa.vetH4194in the potבַּסִּיר֙ba.SirH5518.”And they were unableוְלֹ֥א יָכְל֖וּve.Lo' ya.khe.LuH3808 H3201to eatלֶאֱכֹֽל׃le.'e.KholH398.

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