New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 8:11-13

11Hefixedוַיַּעֲמֵ֥דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975his gazeפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440steadilyוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760on himuntilעַד־'ad-H5704he was ashamedבֹּ֑שׁBoshH954, andthe manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430weptוַיֵּ֖בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058.

12Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֔לcha.za.'ElH2371saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069does my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113weepבֹכֶ֑הvo.KhehH1058?” Then heansweredוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I knowיָדַ֡עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045the evilH7463that you will doתַּעֲשֶׂה֩ta.'a.SehH6213to the sonsלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478:their strongholdsמִבְצְרֵיהֶ֞םmiv.tze.rei.HemH4013you will setתְּשַׁלַּ֤חte.sha.LachH7971on fireבָּאֵשׁ֙ba.'EshH784,and their youngוּבַחֻֽרֵיהֶם֙u.va.chu.rei.HemH970menH970you will killתַּהֲרֹ֔גta.ha.RogH2026with the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,and their littleH5768onesH5768youwill dashתְּרַטֵּ֔שׁte.ra.TeshH7376in piecesH7376,and their womenH2030with childH2030you will ripתְּבַקֵּֽעַ׃te.va.Ke.a'H1234up.”

13Then Hazaelחֲזָהאֵ֔לcha.za.h.'ElH2371saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “But whatמָ֤הmahH4100is your servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650, who is buta dogהַכֶּ֔לֶבha.Ke.levH3611,that he should doיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697?”And Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has shownהִרְאַ֧נִיhir.'A.niH7200me that you will be kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Aramאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758.”

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