New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 6:5-15

5But it happenedוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961that as oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259of them wascuttingH5307downH5307a beamהַקּוֹרָ֔הha.ko.RahH6982,the axeH1270headH1270fellH5307into the waterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325;and he criedH6817outH6817and saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ohאֲהָ֥הּ'a.HahH162,my masterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113!It was borrowedשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7592!”

6Then the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whereאָ֣נָה'A.nahH575did it fallנָפָ֑לna.FalH5307?”And when he showedוַיַּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yar.'E.huH7200him the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,he cutH7094offH7094a stickעֵץ֙'etzH6086and threwוַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־vai.yash.lekh-H7993itin thereשָׁ֔מָּהSha.mahH8033,and made the ironהַבַּרְזֶֽל׃ha.bar.ZelH1270floatוַיָּ֖צֶףvai.Ya.tzefH6687.

7Then he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “PickH7311it upH7311for yourself.” So he reachedH7971outH7971his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027and tookוַיִּקָּחֵֽהוּ׃ פvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947it.

8Now the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758was makingH3898warH3898against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;and he consultedוַיִּוָּעַץ֙vai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with his servantsעֲבָדָ֣יו'a.va.DavH5650,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “In suchפְּלֹנִ֥יpe.lo.NiH6423and suchאַלְמֹנִ֖י'al.mo.NiH492a placeמְק֛וֹםme.KomH4725shall be my campתַּחֲנֹתִֽי׃ta.cha.no.TiH8466.”

9Butthe manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971wordto the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “BeH8104carefulH8104that you do not passמֵעֲבֹ֖רme.'a.VorH5674thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Arameansאֲרָ֥ם'a.RamH758are comingH5185downH5185thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033.”

10And the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971scoutsto the placeהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725about whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had toldאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him; so he warnedוְהִזְהִיר֖וֹve.hiz.hi.roH2094him, so that he was on his guardוְנִשְׁמַ֣רve.nish.MarH8104thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,more than onceאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259or twiceשְׁתָּֽיִם׃she.Ta.yimH8147.

11Now the heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758was enragedוַיִּסָּעֵר֙vai.yi.sa.'ErH5590overעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088matterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697;and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Will you not tellתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046me whichמִ֥יmiH4310of us is for the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?”

12Oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of his servantsמֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יוme.'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Noל֖וֹאLo'H3808,my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;but Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477,the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030whoH834is in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,tellsיַגִּיד֙ya.GidH5046the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478the wordsהַ֨דְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697that you speakתְּדַבֵּ֖רte.da.BerH1696in your bedroomבַּחֲדַ֥ר מִשְׁכָּבֶֽךָ׃ba.cha.Dar mish.ka.Ve.khaH2315 H4904.”

13So he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goלְכ֤וּle.KhuH1980and seeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200whereאֵיכֹ֣ה'ei.KhohH351he is, so that I may sendוְאֶשְׁלַ֖חve.'esh.LachH7971menand takeוְאֶקָּחֵ֑הוּve.'e.ka.Che.huH3947him.” And it was toldוַיֻּגַּד־vai.yu.gad-H5046to him, sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, he is inDothanבְדֹתָֽן׃ve.do.TanH1886.”

14So he sentוַיִּשְׁלַח־vai.yish.lach-H7971horsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483and chariotsוְרֶ֖כֶבve.Re.khevH7393and a substantialכָּבֵ֑דka.VedH3515armyוְחַ֣יִלve.Cha.yilH2428thereשָׁ֛מָּהSha.mahH8033,and they cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935by nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915and surroundedוַיַּקִּ֖פוּvai.ya.Ki.fuH5362the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

15Now when the attendantמְשָׁרֵ֨תme.sha.RetH8334of the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430had risenלָקוּם֒la.KumH6965earlyוַ֠יַּשְׁכֵּםVai.yash.kemH7925and goneH3318outH3318,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,an armyחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428with horsesוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483and chariotsוָרָ֑כֶבva.Ra.khevH7393was circlingסוֹבֵ֥בso.VevH5437the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892.And his servantנַעֲר֥וֹna.'a.RoH5288saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “ThisH162isH162hopelessH162,my masterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113!WhatH351are we to doנַֽעֲשֶֽׂה׃Na.'a.SehH6213?”

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