New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 6:24-27

24Now it cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thisכֵ֔ןKhenH3651, thatBen-hadadH1130kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֛ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605his armyמַחֲנֵ֑הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264and wentוַיַּ֕עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up and besiegedוַיָּ֖צַר עַל־vai.Ya.tzar 'al-H6696 H5921Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

25There was a greatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419famineרָעָ֤בra.'AvH7458in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111;and beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009,they besiegedצָרִ֣ים עָלֶ֑יהָtza.Rim 'a.Lei.haH6696 H5921it, untilעַ֣ד'adH5704a donkey’sחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2543headרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218was soldH1961for eightyבִּשְׁמֹנִ֣יםbish.mo.NimH8084shekelsof silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,and a fourthוְרֹ֛בַעve.Roa'H7255of akabהַקַּ֥בha.KavH6894of dove’sH3123dungדִּבְיוֹנִ֖יםcha.rei.yo.nimH1686for fiveבַּחֲמִשָּׁה־ba.cha.mi.shah-H2568shekelsof silverכָֽסֶף׃Kha.sefH3701.

26As the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478was passingעֹבֵ֖ר'o.VerH5674by on the wallהַחֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346a womanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802criedצָעֲקָ֤הtza.'a.KahH6817out to him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Helpהוֹשִׁ֖יעָהho.Shi.'ahH3467,my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113,O kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428!”

27He saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “If the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068does not helpיוֹשִׁעֵ֣ךְyo.shi.'EkhH3467you, from whereמֵאַ֖יִןme.'A.yinH370shall I helpאֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֑ךְ'o.shi.'EkhH3467you? From the threshingהַגֹּ֖רֶןha.Go.renH1637floorH1637,orא֥וֹ'oH176from the wineH3342pressH3342?”

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