New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 4:8-10

8Now a dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117cameH1961when Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'H477wentH5674overH5674toShunemשׁוּנֵ֗םshu.NemH7766,whereוְשָׁם֙ve.ShamH8033there was aprominentגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802,and she urgedוַתַּחֲזֶק־va.ta.cha.zek-H2388him to eatלֶאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398foodלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899.And so it was, as oftenמִדֵּ֣יmi.DeiH1767as he passedH5674byH5674, thathe turnedיָסֻ֥רya.SurH5493inH5493thereשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033to eatלֶאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

9And she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to her husbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֣אna'H4994,I amH3045awareH3045that thisה֑וּאHu'H1931is a holyקָד֣וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430passingעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674by us repeatedlyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

10Pleaseנָּ֤אna'H4994, let’smakeנַֽעֲשֶׂה־na.'a.seh-H6213a littleקְטַנָּ֔הke.ta.NahH6996walledקִיר֙kirH7023upperעֲלִיַּת־'a.li.yat-H5944roomH5944,and let’s setH7760upH7760a bedמִטָּ֥הmi.TahH4296for him thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033,and a tableוְשֻׁלְחָ֖ןve.shul.ChanH7979,a chairוְכִסֵּ֣אve.khi.Se'H3678,and a lampstandוּמְנוֹרָ֑הu.me.no.RahH4501;then it shall be, when he comesבְּבֹא֥וֹbe.vo.'OH935to us, thathe can turnיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493inH5493thereשָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahH8033.”

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