New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 4:8-38

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.”

11Nowone dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117he cameוַיָּ֣בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935thereשָׁ֑מָּהSha.mahH8033,and turnedוַיָּ֥סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493inH5493to the upperהָעֲלִיָּ֖הha.'a.li.YahH5944roomH5944andrestedוַיִּשְׁכַּב־ שָֽׁמָּה׃vai.yish.kav- Sha.mahH7901 H8033.

12Then he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to his servantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288Gehaziגֵּחֲזִ֣יge.cha.ZiH1522, “Callקְרָ֖אke.Ra'H7121thisH2088Shunammiteלַשּׁוּנַמִּ֣יתla.shu.na.MitH7767.”And when he had calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121her, she stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

13And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559nowנָ֣אna'H4994to her, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,you have takenH2729troubleH2729for us with allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088careהַחֲרָדָ֣הha.cha.ra.DahH2731;whatמֶ֚הmehH4100can I doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for you?WouldH3426you likeH3426me to speakלְדַבֶּר־le.da.ber-H1696for you to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428orא֖וֹ'oH176to the commanderשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635?’” But sheansweredוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “I liveיֹשָֽׁבֶת׃yo.Sha.vetH3427amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432my own peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971.”

14So he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatוּמֶ֖הu.MehH4100then is to be doneלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for her?” And Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiH1522answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It is a factאֲבָ֛ל'a.ValH61that she hasH369noH369sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121,and her husbandוְאִישָׁ֥הּve.'i.ShahH376isH2204oldזָקֵֽן׃za.KenH2204.”

15He then saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Callקְרָא־ke.ra'-H7121her.” When he had calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121her, she stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975in the doorwayבַּפָּֽתַח׃ba.Pa.tachH6607.

16Then he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “At thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088seasonלַמּוֹעֵ֤דla.mo.'EdH4150nextחַיָּ֔הchai.YahH2416yearכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256,you are going to embraceחֹבֶ֣קֶתcho.Ve.ketH2263a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121.”And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “NoH408,my lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113,you manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,do not lieתְּכַזֵּ֖בte.kha.ZevH3576to your servantבְּשִׁפְחָתֶֽךָ׃be.shif.cha.Te.khaH8198.”

17Now the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gaveH3205birthוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205to a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121at that seasonלַמּוֹעֵ֤דla.mo.'EdH4150the nextחַיָּ֔הchai.YahH2416yearכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256,as Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477had toldדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696her.

18When the childהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206was grownוַיִּגְדַּ֖לvai.yig.DalH1431,the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117cameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961that he wentH3318outH3318to his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,to the reapersהַקֹּצְרִֽים׃ha.ko.tze.RimH7114.

19And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, “My headרֹאשִׁ֣י׀ro.ShiH7218,my headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218!” And his fathersaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to his servantהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288, “Carryשָׂאֵ֖הוּsa.'E.huH5375him to his motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.”

20When he had carriedוַיִּשָּׂאֵ֔הוּvai.yi.sa.'E.huH5375him and broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to his motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517,he satוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427on herlapבִּרְכֶּ֛יהָbir.Kei.haH1290untilעַד־'ad-H5704noonהַֽצָּהֳרַ֖יִםha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672, and thenhe diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

21And she wentH5927upH5927andlaidוַתַּשְׁכִּבֵ֔הוּva.tash.ki.Ve.huH7901him on the bedמִטַּ֖תmi.TatH4296ofthe manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and shutוַתִּסְגֹּ֥רva.tis.GorH5462the doorbehindבַּעֲד֖וֹba.'a.DoH1157him and leftוַתֵּצֵֽא׃va.te.Tze'H3318.

22Then she calledוַתִּקְרָא֮va.tik.Ra'H7121to her husbandאִישָׁהּ֒'i.ShahH376and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994sendשִׁלְחָ֨הshil.ChahH7971me oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259of the servantsהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288and oneוְאַחַ֖תve.'a.ChatH259of the donkeysהָאֲתֹנ֑וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860,so that I may runוְאָר֛וּצָהve.'a.Ru.tzahH7323to the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and returnוְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725.”

23But he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whyמַ֠דּוּעַMa.du.a'H4069are you goingהֹלֶ֤כֶתho.lakh.tiH1980to him todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117?It is neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808newחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320moonH2320norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808Sabbathשַׁבָּ֑תsha.BatH7676.” So she justsaidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “It will befineשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.”

24Then she saddledוַֽתַּחֲבֹשׁ֙va.ta.cha.VoshH2280the donkeyהָֽאָת֔וֹןha.'a.TonH860and saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559to her servantנַעֲרָ֖הּna.'a.RahH5288, “Driveנְהַ֣גne.HagH5090the donkeyand goוָלֵ֑ךְva.LekhH1980on; do not slowH6113downH6113the paceלִרְכֹּ֔בlir.KoH7392for me unlessכִּ֖י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518I tellאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559you.”

25So she wentוַתֵּ֗לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980on and cameוַתָּב֛וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430atMountהַ֣רharH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760.When the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430sawכִּרְא֨וֹתkir.'otH7200her at a distanceמִנֶּ֔גֶדmi.Ne.gedH4480 H5048,he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֣יgei.cha.ZiH1522his servantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288, “Beholdהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009,thatH1975personH1975thereH1975is the Shunammiteהַשּׁוּנַמִּ֥יתha.shu.na.MitH7767.

26Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994runרֽוּץ־rutz-H7323nowעַתָּה֮'a.TahH6258to meetלִקְרָאתָהּ֒lik.ra.TahH7122her and sayוֶאֱמָר־ve.'e.mor-H559to her, ‘Is it goingwellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965for you? Is it goingwellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965for your husbandלְאִישֵׁ֖ךְle.'i.ShekhH376? Is it goingwellהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965for the childלַיָּ֑לֶדlai.Ya.ledH3206?’” Then sheansweredוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “It is goingwellשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.”

27But she cameוַתָּבֹ֞אva.ta.Vo'H935to the manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430at the hillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022and tookH2388holdוַֽתַּחֲזֵ֖קva.ta.cha.ZekH2388of his feetבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272.And Gehaziגֵּֽיחֲזִ֜יgei.cha.ZiH1522cameH5066upH5066to pushH1920her awayH1920,but the manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “LeaveH7503her aloneH7503,for her soulנַפְשָׁ֣הּnaf.ShahH5315isH4843troubledH4843within her; and the Lordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068has concealedהֶעְלִ֣יםhe'.LimH5956itfrom me and has not informedהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046me.”

28Then she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Did I askהֲשָׁאַ֥לְתִּיha.sha.'Al.tiH7592for a sonבֵ֖ןvenH1121from my lordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113?Did I not sayאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Do not giveH7951me falseH7951hopeH7951’?”

29Then he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Gehaziלְגֵיחֲזִ֜יle.gei.cha.ZiH1522, “GetH2296 H4975readyH2296 H4975andtakeוְקַ֨חve.KachH3947my staffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֣יmish.'an.TiH4938in your handבְיָדְךָ֮ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,and goוָלֵךְ֒va.leKhH1980;ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588you meetתִמְצָ֥אtim.Tza'H4672anyoneאִישׁ֙'ishH376, do notgreetתְבָרְכֶ֔נּוּte.va.re.Khe.nuH1288him, and ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588anyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376greetsיְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288you, do not replyתַעֲנֶנּ֑וּta.'a.ne.NuH6030to him. Andlayוְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.TaH7760my staffמִשְׁעַנְתִּ֖יmish.'an.TiH4938on the boy’sהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440.”

30The motherאֵ֣ם'emH517of the boyהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “As surely asthe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416and you yourselfנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315liveוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416,I will not leaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800you.” So he gotH6965upH6965and followedוַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃vai.Ye.lekh 'a.cha.Rei.haH1980 H310her.

31Then Gehaziוְגֵחֲזִ֞יve.ge.cha.ZiH1522wentH5674onH5674aheadלִפְנֵיהֶ֗םlif.nei.HemH6440of them and laidוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the staffהַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ha.mish.'E.netH4938on the boy’sהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,but thereH369wasH369noH369soundק֖וֹלKolH6963orH369responseקָ֑שֶׁבKa.shevH7182.So he returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to meetלִקְרָאתוֹ֙lik.ra.ToH7122him and informedוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “The boyהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288has not awakenedH7019.”

32When Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477enteredוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935the houseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009the boyהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288was deadמֵ֔תMetH4191,laidמֻשְׁכָּ֖בmush.KavH7901on his bedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃mi.ta.ToH4296.

33So he enteredוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935andshutוַיִּסְגֹּ֥רvai.yis.GorH5462the doorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817behindבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157them bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147,and he prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֖לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

34Thenhe gotH5927upH5927on the bedand layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901on the childהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,and putוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760his mouthפִּ֨יוpivH6310on his mouthפִּ֜יוpivH6310,his eyesוְעֵינָ֤יוve.'ei.NavH5869on his eyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869,his handsוְכַפָּ֣יוve.kha.PavH3709on his handsכַּפָּ֔יוka.povH3709,and he bentH1457downH1457on him; and the fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of the childהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206becameH2552warmוַיָּ֖חָםvai.Ya.chomH2552.

35Then he returnedוַיָּ֜שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725and walkedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in the houseבַּבַּ֗יִתba.Ba.yitH1004backהֵ֙נָּה֙he.nahH2008and forthהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008onceH259,and wentH5927upH5927andbentH1457downH1457on him; and the boyהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288sneezedוַיְזוֹרֵ֤רvay.zo.RerH2237sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471,then the boyהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288openedוַיִּפְקַ֥חvai.yif.KachH6491his eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

36And he calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiH1522and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Callקְרָא֙ke.Ra'H7121thisH2088Shunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּ֣יתha.shu.na.MitH7767.”So he calledוַיִּקְרָאֶ֖הָvai.yik.ra.'E.haH7121her. And when she cameוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to him, he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “PickH5375upH5375your sonבְנֵֽךְ׃ve.NekhH1121.”

37Then she cameH935inH935and fellוַתִּפֹּ֣לva.ti.PolH5307at his feetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272and bowedH2331downH2331to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776, andshe pickedH5375upH5375her sonבְּנָ֖הּbe.NahH1121and leftוַתֵּצֵֽא׃ פva.te.Tze'H3318.

38When Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֞עve.'e.li.Sha'H477returnedשָׁ֤בshavH7725toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֙לָה֙ha.gil.Ga.lahH1537, there wasa famineוְהָרָעָ֣בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776. Asthe sonsוּבְנֵי֙u.ve.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030were sittingיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427in frontלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440of him, he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantלְנַעֲר֗וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288, “Putשְׁפֹת֙she.FotH8239on the largeהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419potהַסִּ֣ירha.SirH5518and boilוּבַשֵּׁ֥לu.va.ShelH1310stewנָזִ֖ידna.ZidH5138for the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.”

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