New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 6:24-33

24Now it cameH1961aboutH1961afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thisכֵ֔ןKhenH3651, thatBen-hadadH1130the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֛ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605his armyמַחֲנֵ֑הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264,and wentH5927upH5927and besiegedוַיָּ֖צַר עַל־vai.Ya.tzar 'al-H6696 H5921Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

25So there was a severeגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419famineרָעָ֤בra.'AvH7458in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111;and beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009,they kept besiegingצָרִ֣ים עָלֶ֑יהָtza.Rim 'a.Lei.haH6696 H5921it untilעַ֣ד'adH5704a donkey’sחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2543headרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218was soldfor eightyבִּשְׁמֹנִ֣יםbish.mo.NimH8084shekelsof silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,and a fourthוְרֹ֛בַעve.Roa'H7255of akabהַקַּ֥בha.KavH6894of dove’sH3123dungדִּבְיוֹנִ֖יםcha.rei.yo.nimH1686for fiveבַּחֲמִשָּׁה־ba.cha.mi.shah-H2568shekelsof silverכָֽסֶף׃Kha.sefH3701.

26And as the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478was passingH5674byH5674on the wallהַחֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346,a womanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802criedH6817outH6817to him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Helpהוֹשִׁ֖יעָהho.Shi.'ahH3467,my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428!”

27But he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “If the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068does not helpיוֹשִׁעֵ֣ךְyo.shi.'EkhH3467you, from whereמֵאַ֖יִןme.'A.yinH370am I to helpאֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֑ךְ'o.shi.'EkhH3467you? From the threshingהַגֹּ֖רֶןha.Go.renH1637floorH1637,orא֥וֹ'oH176from the wineH3342pressH3342?”

28Then the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to her, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is on your mind?” And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “ThisH2088womanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802saidאָמְרָ֣ה'a.me.RahH559to me, ‘Giveתְּנִ֤יte.NiH5414your sonבְּנֵךְ֙be.neKhH1121so that we may eatוְנֹאכְלֶ֣נּוּve.no.khe.Le.nuH398him todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,and we will eatנֹאכַ֥לno.KhalH398my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121tomorrowמָחָֽר׃ma.CharH4279.’

29So we cookedוַנְּבַשֵּׁ֥לva.ne.va.ShelH1310my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121and ateוַנֹּֽאכְלֵ֑הוּva.no.khe.Le.huH398him; and I saidוָאֹמַ֨רva.'o.MarH559to her on the nextהָאַחֵ֗רha.'a.CherH312dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, ‘Giveתְּנִ֤יte.NiH5414your sonבְּנֵךְ֙be.neKhH1121,so that we may eatוְנֹ֣אכְלֶ֔נּוּve.No.khe.Le.nuH398him’; but she has hiddenוַתַּחְבִּ֖אva.tach.Bi'H2244her sonבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121.”

30When the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the woman’sהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802wordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697,he toreוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899--and he was passingH5674byH5674on the wallהַחֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346--and the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971lookedוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, he hadsackclothהַשַּׂ֛קha.SakH8242underneathמִבָּֽיִת׃mi.Ba.yitH1004on hisbodyבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320.

31Then he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “MayGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430doיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213soכֹּֽה־koh-H3541to me and moreיוֹסִ֑ףyo.SifH3254soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541,ifאִֽם־'im-H518the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֧ע'e.li.Sha'H477the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphatשָׁפָ֛טsha.FatH8202remainsיַעֲמֹ֞דya.'a.ModH5975on him todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.”

32Now Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁע֙ve.'e.li.Sha'H477was sittingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in his houseבְּבֵית֔וֹbe.vei.ToH1004, andthe eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205were sittingיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427with him. And the kingsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971a manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376from his presenceמִלְּפָנָ֗יוmi.le.fa.NavH6440;but beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.remH2962the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֨ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cameיָבֹא֩ya.Vo'H935to him, he saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205, “Do youseeהַרְּאִיתֶם֙ha.re.'i.TemH7200howכִּֽי־ki-H3588thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a murdererהַֽמְרַצֵּ֤חַham.ra.Tze.achH7523has sentשָׁלַ֞חsha.LachH7971a manto cutH5493offH5493my headרֹאשִׁ֔יro.ShiH7218?Lookרְא֣וּ׀re.'UH7200,when the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֗ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397comesכְּבֹ֣אke.Vo'H935,shutסִגְר֤וּsig.RuH5462the doorהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817andholdH3905the doorבַּדֶּ֔לֶתba.De.letH1817shutH3905against him. Is the soundק֛וֹלKolH6963of his master’sאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113feetרַגְלֵ֥יrag.LeiH7272not behindאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him?”

33While he was stillH5750talkingמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696with them, beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cameH3381downיֹרֵ֣דyo.RedH3381to him and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009,thisH2088evilH7463is from the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;whyמָֽה־mah-H4100should I waitאוֹחִ֥יל'o.ChilH3176for the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068anyH5750longerH5750?”

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