New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 7:3-8

3Now there were fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֧הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702leprousמְצֹרָעִ֖יםme.tzo.ra.'ImH6879menH376at the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179;and they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to oneH376anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453, “Whyמָ֗הMahH4100do we sitיֹשְׁבִ֥יםyo.she.VimH3427hereפֹּ֖הpohH6311untilעַד־'ad-H5704we dieמָֽתְנוּ׃Ma.te.nuH4191?

4Ifאִם־'im-H518we sayאָמַרְנוּ֩'a.mar.NuH559, ‘We will enterנָב֨וֹאna.Vo'H935the cityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892,’then the famineוְהָרָעָ֤בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458is in the cityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892and we will dieוָמַ֣תְנוּva.Mat.nuH4191thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033;and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518we sitיָשַׁ֥בְנוּya.Shav.nuH3427hereפֹ֖הfohH6311,we dieוָמָ֑תְנוּva.Ma.te.nuH4191also. Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore comeלְכוּ֙le.KhuH1980, and let usgoH5307overH5307tothe campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758.Ifאִם־'im-H518they spareיְחַיֻּ֣נוּye.chai.Yu.nuH2421us, we will liveנִֽחְיֶ֔הnich.YehH2421;and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they killיְמִיתֻ֖נוּye.mi.Tu.nuH4191us, we will but dieוָמָֽתְנוּ׃va.Ma.te.nuH4191.”

5They aroseוַיָּק֣וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965at twilightבַנֶּ֔שֶׁףva.Ne.shefH5399to goלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935to the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Arameansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758;when they cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the outskirtsקְצֵה֙ke.TzehH7097of the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,thereH369was noH369oneאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033.

6Forthe Lordוַאדֹנָ֞יva.do.NaiH136had caused the armyמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Arameansאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758to hearהִשְׁמִ֣יעַ׀hish.Mi.a'H8085a soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of chariotsרֶ֙כֶב֙re.khevH7393and a soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of horsesס֔וּסSusH5483, eventhe soundק֖וֹלKolH6963of a greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419armyחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428,so that they saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251, “Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478has hiredשָֽׂכַר־sa.khar-H7936againstH5921usthe kingsמַלְכֵ֧יmal.KheiH4428of the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֛יםha.chi.TimH2850andthe kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,to comeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935upon us.”

7Therefore theyaroseוַיָּקוּמוּ֮vai.ya.ku.MuH6965and fledוַיָּנ֣וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127in the twilightבַנֶּשֶׁף֒va.ne.ShefH5399,and leftוַיַּעַזְב֣וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800their tentsאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168and their horsesסֽוּסֵיהֶם֙su.sei.HemH5483and their donkeysחֲמֹ֣רֵיהֶ֔םcha.Mo.rei.HemH2543, eventhe campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264justH3512as it was, and fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127for their lifeנַפְשָֽׁם׃naf.ShamH5315.

8When theseהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428lepersהַֽמְצֹרָעִ֨יםham.tzo.ra.'ImH6879cameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935to the outskirtsקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,they enteredוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259tentאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168and ateוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and drankוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354, andcarriedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375from thereמִשָּׁ֗םmi.ShamH8033silverכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091and clothesוּבְגָדִ֔יםu.ve.ga.DimH899,and wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980and hidוַיַּטְמִ֑נוּvai.yat.Mi.nuH2934them;and they returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and enteredוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168and carriedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375from thereמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033also,and wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980and hidוַיַּטְמִֽנוּ׃vai.yat.Mi.nuH2934them.

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