New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 7:1-3

1Then Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Listenשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085to the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘About this timeכָּעֵ֤ת׀ka.'EtH6256tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279ameasureסְאָֽה־se.'ah-H5429of fineסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560will be soldfor a shekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,and two measuresוְסָאתַ֧יִםve.sa.Ta.yimH5429of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֛יםse.'o.RimH8184for a shekelבְּשֶׁ֖קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,at the gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.’”

2The royalH4428officerהַשָּׁלִ֡ישׁha.sha.LishH7991on whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834handיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027the kingלַמֶּלֶךְ֩la.me.leKhH4428was leaningנִשְׁעָ֨ןnish.'AnH8172respondedוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030to the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, “EvenH2009ifH2009the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068were to makeעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙'a.ru.bOtH699in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,could thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697happenהֲיִהְיֶ֖הha.yih.YehH1961?”Then he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “BeholdH2009,you are going to seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200it with your own eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,but you will not eatתֹאכֵֽל׃ סto.KhelH398any of it.”

3Now there were fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֧הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702leprousמְצֹרָעִ֖יםme.tzo.ra.'ImH6879menH376at the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179;and they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to oneH376anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453, “Whyמָ֗הMahH4100are we sittingיֹשְׁבִ֥יםyo.she.VimH3427hereפֹּ֖הpohH6311untilעַד־'ad-H5704we dieמָֽתְנוּ׃Ma.te.nuH4191?

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