New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 7:11-20

11The gatekeepersהַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֑יםha.sho.'a.RimH7778calledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121and toldוַיַּגִּ֕ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046itwithinפְּנִֽימָה׃pe.Ni.mahH6441the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

12Then the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in the nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, “I will nowנָּ֣אna'H4994tellאַגִּֽידָה־'a.gi.dah-H5046you whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Arameansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758have doneעָ֥שׂוּ'A.suH6213to us. They knowיָדְע֞וּya.de.'UH3045thatwe are hungryרְעֵבִ֣יםre.'e.VimH7457;therefore they have goneוַיֵּצְא֤וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318from the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264to hideלְהֵחָבֵ֤הle.he.cha.VehH2247themselves in the fieldבַשָּׂדֶה֙ve.ha.sa.dehH7704,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘WhenH3588they comeיֵצְא֤וּye.tze.'UH3318out of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892,we will captureוְנִתְפְּשֵׂ֣םve.nit.pe.SemH8610them aliveחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416and getנָבֹֽא׃na.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892.’”

13Oneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259of his servantsמֵעֲבָדָ֜יוme.'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָ֞אna'H4994, let some mentakeוְיִקְחוּ־ve.yik.chu-H3947fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568of the horsesהַסּוּסִים֮ha.su.SimH5483which remainהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִים֮ha.nish.'a.RimH7604,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are leftנִשְׁאֲרוּ־nish.'a.ru-H7604in the city. BeholdH2009, they will be in any caselike allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605the multitudeהֲמ֤וֹןhe.ha.monH1995of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are leftנִשְׁאֲרוּ־nish.'a.ru-H7604in it; beholdH2009, they will be in any caselike allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605the multitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have already perishedתָּ֑מּוּTa.muH8552,so let us sendוְנִשְׁלְחָ֖הve.nish.le.ChahH7971and seeוְנִרְאֶֽה׃ve.nir.'EhH7200.”

14They tookוַיִּקְח֕וּvai.yik.ChuH3947therefore twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147chariotsרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393with horsesסוּסִ֑יםsu.SimH5483,and the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971afterאַחֲרֵ֧י'a.cha.ReiH310the armyמַחֲנֵֽה־ma.cha.neh-H4264of the Arameansאֲרָ֛ם'a.RamH758,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “Goלְכ֥וּle.KhuH1980and seeוּרְאֽוּ׃u.re.'UH7200.”

15They wentוַיֵּלְכ֣וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980afterאַחֲרֵיהֶם֮'a.cha.rei.HemH310them to the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,allכָל־khol-H3605the wayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870was fullמְלֵאָ֤הme.le.'AhH4392of clothesבְגָדִים֙ve.ga.DimH899and equipmentוְכֵלִ֔יםve.khe.LimH3627whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Arameansאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758had thrownH7993awayהִשְׁלִ֥יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993in their hasteבְּחָפְזָ֑םbe.he.cha.fe.zamH2648.Then the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and toldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046the kingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

16So the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971wentוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out and plunderedוַיָּבֹ֕זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Arameansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758. Then ameasureסְאָה־se.'ah-H5429of fineסֹ֜לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560was soldfor a shekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255and twomeasuresוְסָאתַ֧יִםve.sa.Ta.yimH5429of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֛יםse.'o.RimH8184for a shekelבְּשֶׁ֖קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17Now the kingוְהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ve.ha.me.leKhH4428appointedהִפְקִ֨ידhif.KidH6485the royalH7991officerהַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁha.sha.LishH7991on whoseH834handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027he leanedנִשְׁעָ֤ןnish.'AnH8172to haveעַל־'al-H5921chargeעַל־'al-H5921of the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179;but the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971trampledוַיִּרְמְסֻ֧הוּvai.yir.me.Su.huH7429on him at the gateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,and he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191justH3512as the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had saidדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696,whoH834spokeדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696when the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428cameH3381downבְּרֶ֥דֶתbe.Re.detH3381to him.

18It happenedH1961just as the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had spokenכְּדַבֵּר֙ke.da.BerH1696to the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Twomeasuresסָאתַ֨יִםsa.Ta.yimH5429of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֜יםse.'o.RimH8184for a shekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255and ameasureוּֽסְאָה־u.se.'ah-H5429of fineסֹ֙לֶת֙so.letH5560flourH5560for a shekelבְּשֶׁ֔קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, will be soldtomorrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279about this timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256at the gateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.”

19Then the royalH7991officerהַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁha.sha.LishH7991answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, “Now beholdH2009,if the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068should makeעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙'a.ru.bOtH699in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,could suchהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088a thingכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697be?” And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “BeholdH2009,you will seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200it with your own eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,but you will not eatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398of it.”

20And soכֵּ֑ןKenH3651it happenedוַיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961to him, for the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971trampledוַיִּרְמְס֨וּvai.yir.me.SuH7429on him at the gateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

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