New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 13:16-19

16Then Elishasaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559to the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Layהַרְכֵּ֤בhar.KevH7392your handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027on the bowהַקֶּ֔שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198.”And he laidוַיַּרְכֵּ֖בvai.yar.KevH7392his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027on it,then Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֛ע'e.li.Sha'H477putוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760his handsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027on the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027.

17And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Openפְּתַ֧חpe.TachH6605the windowהַחַלּ֛וֹןha.cha.LonH2474toward the eastקֵ֖דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924,”and he openedוַיִּפְתָּ֑חvai.yif.TachH6605it.Then Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Shootיְרֵה֙ye.RehH3384!”So he shotוַיּ֔וֹרvai.YorH3384.And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The Lord’sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068arrowחֵץ־chetz-H2671of victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֤הte.shu.'AhH8668,and the arrowוְחֵ֣ץve.ChetzH2671of victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֣הte.shu.'AhH8668over Aramבַֽאֲרָ֔םva.'a.RamH758; for you willdefeatוְהִכִּיתָ֧ve.hi.ki.TaH5221the Arameansאֲרָ֛ם'a.RamH758atAphekבַּאֲפֵ֖קba.'a.FekH663untilעַד־'ad-H5704you have putH3615anH3615endכַּלֵּֽה׃ka.LehH3615to them.”

18Then he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Takeקַ֥חkachH3947the arrowsהַחִצִּ֖יםha.chi.TzimH2671,”and he tookוַיִּקָּ֑חvai.yi.KachH3947them.And he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, “Strikeהַךְ־hakh-H5221the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,”and he struckוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221itthreeשָֽׁלֹשׁ־sha.losh-H7969timesפְּעָמִ֖יםpe.'a.MimH6471andstoppedוַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד׃Vai.ya.'a.ModH5975.

19Thenthe manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430becameH7107angryוַיִּקְצֹ֨ףvai.yik.TzofH7107at him and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “You should have struckלְהַכּ֨וֹתle.ha.KotH5221fiveחָמֵ֤שׁcha.MeshH2568orאוֹ־'ov-H176sixשֵׁשׁ֙sheshH8337timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471,thenאָ֛ז'azH227you would have struckהִכִּ֥יתָhi.Ki.taH5221Aramאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758untilעַד־'ad-H5704you putH3615anH3615endכַּלֵּ֑הka.LehH3615to it.But nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258you shall strikeתַּכֶּ֥הta.KehH5221Aramאֲרָֽם׃ ס'a.RamH758onlythreeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֖יםpe.'a.MimH6471.”

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