New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 7:16-20

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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